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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 1987

1987Swap

CanadaJapan

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 1987, Canada has a population of 26.4 million and Japan 121.7 million; Japan is about 4.6 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 10.6% in Canada and 10.8% in Japan, almost the same. The median age is 31.5 years in Canada and 36.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.56 in Canada and 1.67 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 76.8 years in Canada and 78.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 72.6% and that of Japan to shrink by 13.7% compared with 1987.

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

Key figures (1987)

CanadaJapan
Population26.4 million121.7 million
Aged 0–1421.0%20.7%
Aged 15–6468.5%68.5%
Aged 65+10.6%10.8%
Median age31.5 yrs36.2 yrs
Old-age dependency15.515.7
Total fertility rate1.561.67
Life expectancy76.8 yrs78.6 yrs
Population growth+1.33%+0.46%
Net migration (per year)+171,308+28,001
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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