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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 1962

1962Swap

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 1962, Canada has a population of 18.4 million and Japan 97.6 million; Japan is about 5.3 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.6% in Canada and 5.9% in Japan, 1.7 points higher in Canada. The median age is 26.2 years in Canada and 26.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.68 in Canada and 1.93 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 71.2 years in Canada and 68.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 146.7% and that of Japan to grow by 7.6% compared with 1962.

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

Key figures (1962)

CanadaJapan
Population18.4 million97.6 million
Aged 0–1434.0%28.6%
Aged 15–6458.4%65.5%
Aged 65+7.6%5.9%
Median age26.2 yrs26.3 yrs
Old-age dependency13.19.0
Total fertility rate3.681.93
Life expectancy71.2 yrs68.7 yrs
Population growth+1.86%+0.88%
Net migration (per year)+35,373-57,075
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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