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Germany vs Japan: population pyramids in 1997

1997Swap

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 1997, Germany has a population of 82.4 million and Japan 126.1 million; Japan is about 1.5 times the size of Germany.

The share aged 65 and over is 15.6% in Germany and 15.5% in Japan, almost the same. The median age is 38.7 years in Germany and 40.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.38 in Germany and 1.38 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 77.2 years in Germany and 80.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Germany is projected to shrink by 4.8% and that of Japan to shrink by 16.7% compared with 1997.

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

Key figures (1997)

GermanyJapan
Population82.4 million126.1 million
Aged 0–1416.1%15.2%
Aged 15–6468.3%69.3%
Aged 65+15.6%15.5%
Median age38.7 yrs40.6 yrs
Old-age dependency22.822.3
Total fertility rate1.381.38
Life expectancy77.2 yrs80.6 yrs
Population growth+0.06%+0.23%
Net migration (per year)+93,281+43,366
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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