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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 1985

1985Swap

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 1985, Canada has a population of 25.8 million and Japan 120.6 million; Japan is about 4.7 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 10.1% in Canada and 10.2% in Japan, almost the same. The median age is 30.7 years in Canada and 35.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.59 in Canada and 1.74 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 76.3 years in Canada and 77.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 76.4% and that of Japan to shrink by 12.9% compared with 1985.

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

Key figures (1985)

CanadaJapan
Population25.8 million120.6 million
Aged 0–1421.4%22.0%
Aged 15–6468.5%67.8%
Aged 65+10.1%10.2%
Median age30.7 yrs35.2 yrs
Old-age dependency14.815.0
Total fertility rate1.591.74
Life expectancy76.3 yrs77.8 yrs
Population growth+1.00%+0.39%
Net migration (per year)+69,776-141,323
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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