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Brazil vs Japan: population pyramids in 1997

1997Swap

BrazilJapan

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%0102030405060708090100MaleFemale

Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.

Brazil and Japan compared

In 1997, Brazil has a population of 165.4 million and Japan 126.1 million; Brazil is about 1.3 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.8% in Brazil and 15.5% in Japan, 10.7 points higher in Japan. The median age is 24.1 years in Brazil and 40.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.47 in Brazil and 1.38 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.5 years in Brazil and 80.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Brazil is projected to grow by 31.6% and that of Japan to shrink by 16.7% compared with 1997.

GDP per person is $11K in Brazil (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1997)

BrazilJapan
Population165.4 million126.1 million
Aged 0–1431.9%15.2%
Aged 15–6463.3%69.3%
Aged 65+4.8%15.5%
Median age24.1 yrs40.6 yrs
Old-age dependency7.622.3
Total fertility rate2.471.38
Life expectancy68.5 yrs80.6 yrs
Population growth+1.48%+0.23%
Net migration (per year)-72,392+43,366
GDP$2.28T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$11K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment6% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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