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Brazil vs Japan: population pyramids in 2027

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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 2027, Brazil has a population of 213.9 million and Japan 122 million; Brazil is about 1.8 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 12.1% in Brazil and 30.2% in Japan, 18.1 points higher in Japan. The median age is 36.5 years in Brazil and 51.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.58 in Brazil and 1.24 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years in Brazil and 85.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Brazil is projected to grow by 1.7% and that of Japan to shrink by 13.9% compared with 2027.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2027)

BrazilJapan
Population213.9 million122 million
Aged 0–1419.0%11.0%
Aged 15–6468.9%58.8%
Aged 65+12.1%30.2%
Median age36.5 yrs51.3 yrs
Old-age dependency17.651.4
Total fertility rate1.581.24
Life expectancy76.5 yrs85.3 yrs
Population growth+0.32%-0.58%
Net migration (per year)-185,337+127,401
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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