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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 2001

2001Swap

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 2001, Canada has a population of 31 million and Japan 127.1 million; Japan is about 4.1 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 12.6% in Canada and 17.7% in Japan, 5.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 37.0 years in Canada and 41.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.53 in Canada and 1.32 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 79.5 years in Canada and 81.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 46.6% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.4% compared with 2001.

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

Key figures (2001)

CanadaJapan
Population31 million127.1 million
Aged 0–1419.1%14.3%
Aged 15–6468.4%68.0%
Aged 65+12.6%17.7%
Median age37.0 yrs41.9 yrs
Old-age dependency18.426.1
Total fertility rate1.531.32
Life expectancy79.5 yrs81.5 yrs
Population growth+1.07%+0.19%
Net migration (per year)+222,100+59,563
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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