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Brazil vs Japan: population pyramids in 2011

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BrazilJapan

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 2011, Brazil has a population of 194.5 million and Japan 128.1 million; Brazil is about 1.5 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.8% in Brazil and 23.2% in Japan, 16.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 29.4 years in Brazil and 45.4 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.78 in Brazil and 1.36 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 74.0 years in Brazil and 82.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Brazil is projected to grow by 11.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 18.0% compared with 2011.

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

Key figures (2011)

BrazilJapan
Population194.5 million128.1 million
Aged 0–1424.5%13.3%
Aged 15–6468.8%63.5%
Aged 65+6.8%23.2%
Median age29.4 yrs45.4 yrs
Old-age dependency9.836.6
Total fertility rate1.781.36
Life expectancy74.0 yrs82.7 yrs
Population growth+0.81%-0.11%
Net migration (per year)-235,860+97,720
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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