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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 1972

1972Swap

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 1972, Canada has a population of 22.1 million and Japan 108.6 million; Japan is about 4.9 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 8.0% in Canada and 7.3% in Japan, 0.7 points higher in Canada. The median age is 26.3 years in Canada and 29.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.94 in Canada and 2.11 in Japan, so only Canada is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 72.8 years in Canada and 73.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 105.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 3.3% compared with 1972.

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

Key figures (1972)

CanadaJapan
Population22.1 million108.6 million
Aged 0–1428.9%23.3%
Aged 15–6463.0%69.4%
Aged 65+8.0%7.3%
Median age26.3 yrs29.7 yrs
Old-age dependency12.710.5
Total fertility rate1.942.11
Life expectancy72.8 yrs73.3 yrs
Population growth+1.20%+1.22%
Net migration (per year)+89,880-73,980
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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