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Germany vs Japan: population pyramids in 1993

1993Swap

GermanyJapan

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.

Germany and Japan compared

In 1993, Germany has a population of 81.3 million and Japan 124.6 million; Japan is about 1.5 times the size of Germany.

The share aged 65 and over is 15.0% in Germany and 13.4% in Japan, 1.6 points higher in Germany. The median age is 37.8 years in Germany and 39.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.29 in Germany and 1.44 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 76.1 years in Germany and 79.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Germany is projected to shrink by 3.6% and that of Japan to shrink by 15.7% compared with 1993.

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

Key figures (1993)

GermanyJapan
Population81.3 million124.6 million
Aged 0–1416.3%16.6%
Aged 15–6468.7%70.0%
Aged 65+15.0%13.4%
Median age37.8 yrs39.0 yrs
Old-age dependency21.819.1
Total fertility rate1.291.44
Life expectancy76.1 yrs79.5 yrs
Population growth+0.45%+0.35%
Net migration (per year)+462,096+168,836
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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