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Canada vs Japan: population pyramids in 2068

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CanadaJapan

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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 2068, Canada has a population of 48.4 million and Japan 91.9 million; Japan is about 1.9 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 28.5% in Canada and 36.5% in Japan, 8.0 points higher in Japan. The median age is 47.3 years in Canada and 54.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.44 in Canada and 1.41 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 88.3 years in Canada and 90.6 years in Japan.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2068)

CanadaJapan
Population48.4 million91.9 million
Aged 0–1413.3%10.8%
Aged 15–6458.2%52.7%
Aged 65+28.5%36.5%
Median age47.3 yrs54.3 yrs
Old-age dependency49.069.3
Total fertility rate1.441.41
Life expectancy88.3 yrs90.6 yrs
Population growth+0.35%-0.81%
Net migration (per year)+267,679+95,567
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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