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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 1990

1990Swap

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 1990, Canada has a population of 27.6 million and Japan 123.2 million; Japan is about 4.5 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 11.1% in Canada and 11.9% in Japan, 0.8 points higher in Japan. The median age is 32.6 years in Canada and 37.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.70 in Canada and 1.51 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 77.4 years in Canada and 79.0 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 64.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 14.7% compared with 1990.

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

Key figures (1990)

CanadaJapan
Population27.6 million123.2 million
Aged 0–1420.7%18.4%
Aged 15–6468.1%69.7%
Aged 65+11.1%11.9%
Median age32.6 yrs37.7 yrs
Old-age dependency16.417.1
Total fertility rate1.701.51
Life expectancy77.4 yrs79.0 yrs
Population growth+1.41%+0.38%
Net migration (per year)+181,461+124,582
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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