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China vs Japan: population pyramids in 1995

1995Swap

ChinaJapan

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%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.

China and Japan compared

In 1995, China has a population of 1.21 billion and Japan 125.5 million; China is about 9.7 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.0% in China and 14.4% in Japan, 8.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 26.8 years in China and 39.8 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.59 in China and 1.41 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.4 years in China and 79.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of China is projected to grow by 4.2% and that of Japan to shrink by 16.3% compared with 1995.

GDP per person is $14K in China (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1995)

ChinaJapan
Population1.21 billion125.5 million
Aged 0–1427.7%15.8%
Aged 15–6466.4%69.8%
Aged 65+6.0%14.4%
Median age26.8 yrs39.8 yrs
Old-age dependency9.020.6
Total fertility rate1.591.41
Life expectancy70.4 yrs79.7 yrs
Population growth+0.91%+0.25%
Net migration (per year)-365,986+87,714
GDP$19.5T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$14K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment4.6% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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