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Brazil vs Japan: population pyramids in 2003

2003Swap

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 2003, Brazil has a population of 179.6 million and Japan 127.6 million; Brazil is about 1.4 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.4% in Brazil and 18.8% in Japan, 13.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 26.0 years in Brazil and 42.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.01 in Brazil and 1.29 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.9 years in Brazil and 81.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Brazil is projected to grow by 21.2% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.7% compared with 2003.

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

Key figures (2003)

BrazilJapan
Population179.6 million127.6 million
Aged 0–1428.5%14.0%
Aged 15–6466.1%67.1%
Aged 65+5.4%18.8%
Median age26.0 yrs42.6 yrs
Old-age dependency8.228.1
Total fertility rate2.011.29
Life expectancy70.9 yrs81.8 yrs
Population growth+1.15%+0.13%
Net migration (per year)-55,350+74,875
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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