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Germany vs Japan: population pyramids in 1966

1966Swap

GermanyJapan

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.

Germany and Japan compared

In 1966, Germany has a population of 76.3 million and Japan 101.5 million; Japan is about 1.3 times the size of Germany.

The share aged 65 and over is 12.6% in Germany and 6.4% in Japan, 6.2 points higher in Germany. The median age is 34.4 years in Germany and 27.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.50 in Germany and 1.63 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.7 years in Germany and 71.1 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Germany is projected to grow by 2.7% and that of Japan to grow by 3.5% compared with 1966.

GDP per person is $60K in Germany (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1966)

GermanyJapan
Population76.3 million101.5 million
Aged 0–1422.9%24.8%
Aged 15–6464.5%68.8%
Aged 65+12.6%6.4%
Median age34.4 yrs27.7 yrs
Old-age dependency19.59.3
Total fertility rate2.501.63
Life expectancy70.7 yrs71.1 yrs
Population growth+0.70%+0.84%
Net migration (per year)+134,107+68,934
GDP$5.05T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$60K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment3.7% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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