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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 1955

1955Swap

CanadaJapan

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.

Canada and Japan compared

In 1955, Canada has a population of 15.5 million and Japan 91.9 million; Japan is about 5.9 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.8% in Canada and 5.2% in Japan, 2.5 points higher in Canada. The median age is 27.4 years in Canada and 23.5 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.75 in Canada and 2.35 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.0 years in Canada and 65.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 193.0% and that of Japan to grow by 14.3% compared with 1955.

GDP per person is $56K in Canada (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1955)

CanadaJapan
Population15.5 million91.9 million
Aged 0–1431.9%33.5%
Aged 15–6460.3%61.2%
Aged 65+7.8%5.2%
Median age27.4 yrs23.5 yrs
Old-age dependency12.98.6
Total fertility rate3.752.35
Life expectancy70.0 yrs65.7 yrs
Population growth+2.51%+1.08%
Net migration (per year)+95,995-95,975
GDP$2.32T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$56K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment6.9% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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