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China vs Japan: population pyramids in 2085

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ChinaJapan

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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.

China and Japan compared

In 2085, China has a population of 809.5 million and Japan 82.1 million; China is about 9.9 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 47.5% in China and 37.2% in Japan, 10.3 points higher in China. The median age is 63.0 years in China and 52.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.31 in China and 1.46 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 88.1 years in China and 92.6 years in Japan.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2085)

ChinaJapan
Population809.5 million82.1 million
Aged 0–148.6%12.0%
Aged 15–6443.9%50.8%
Aged 65+47.5%37.2%
Median age63.0 yrs52.9 yrs
Old-age dependency108.273.3
Total fertility rate1.311.46
Life expectancy88.1 yrs92.6 yrs
Population growth-1.57%-0.49%
Net migration (per year)-102,282+86,182
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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