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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 2026

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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 2026, Canada has a population of 40.3 million and Japan 122.6 million; Japan is about 3.0 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 20.5% in Canada and 30.0% in Japan, 9.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 41.7 years in Canada and 51.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.33 in Canada and 1.23 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Canada and 85.2 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Canada is projected to grow by 12.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 14.4% compared with 2026.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2026)

CanadaJapan
Population40.3 million122.6 million
Aged 0–1414.9%11.2%
Aged 15–6464.6%58.8%
Aged 65+20.5%30.0%
Median age41.7 yrs51.0 yrs
Old-age dependency31.751.1
Total fertility rate1.331.23
Life expectancy83.0 yrs85.2 yrs
Population growth+0.79%-0.56%
Net migration (per year)+291,403+128,619
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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