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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 1981

1981Swap

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 1981, Canada has a population of 24.7 million and Japan 118.7 million; Japan is about 4.8 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 9.5% in Canada and 9.2% in Japan, almost the same. The median age is 29.3 years in Canada and 33.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.63 in Canada and 1.72 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 75.5 years in Canada and 76.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 84.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 11.5% compared with 1981.

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

Key figures (1981)

CanadaJapan
Population24.7 million118.7 million
Aged 0–1422.5%23.3%
Aged 15–6468.0%67.5%
Aged 65+9.5%9.2%
Median age29.3 yrs33.0 yrs
Old-age dependency13.913.6
Total fertility rate1.631.72
Life expectancy75.5 yrs76.6 yrs
Population growth+1.24%+0.43%
Net migration (per year)+113,461-278,525
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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