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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 2004

2004Swap

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 2004, Canada has a population of 32 million and Japan 127.7 million; Japan is about 4.0 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 12.8% in Canada and 19.3% in Japan, 6.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 38.1 years in Canada and 43.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.54 in Canada and 1.28 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Canada and 82.1 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 42.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.8% compared with 2004.

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

Key figures (2004)

CanadaJapan
Population32 million127.7 million
Aged 0–1418.2%13.9%
Aged 15–6469.0%66.8%
Aged 65+12.8%19.3%
Median age38.1 yrs43.0 yrs
Old-age dependency18.628.9
Total fertility rate1.541.28
Life expectancy80.0 yrs82.1 yrs
Population growth+0.94%+0.10%
Net migration (per year)+194,611+69,014
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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