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Germany vs Japan: population pyramids in 2003

2003Swap

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 2003, Germany has a population of 82.1 million and Japan 127.6 million; Japan is about 1.6 times the size of Germany.

The share aged 65 and over is 17.5% in Germany and 18.8% in Japan, 1.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 40.9 years in Germany and 42.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.34 in Germany and 1.29 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 78.5 years in Germany and 81.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Germany is projected to shrink by 4.5% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.7% compared with 2003.

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

Key figures (2003)

GermanyJapan
Population82.1 million127.6 million
Aged 0–1415.1%14.0%
Aged 15–6467.4%67.1%
Aged 65+17.5%18.8%
Median age40.9 yrs42.6 yrs
Old-age dependency25.928.1
Total fertility rate1.341.29
Life expectancy78.5 yrs81.8 yrs
Population growth-0.01%+0.13%
Net migration (per year)+142,009+74,875
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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