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Germany vs Japan: population pyramids in 2078

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GermanyJapan

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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.

Germany and Japan compared

In 2078, Germany has a population of 72.4 million and Japan 85.2 million; Japan is about 1.2 times the size of Germany.

The share aged 65 and over is 29.6% in Germany and 36.7% in Japan, 7.1 points higher in Japan. The median age is 48.1 years in Germany and 53.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.57 in Germany and 1.44 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 88.4 years in Germany and 91.8 years in Japan.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2078)

GermanyJapan
Population72.4 million85.2 million
Aged 0–1413.4%11.6%
Aged 15–6457.0%51.7%
Aged 65+29.6%36.7%
Median age48.1 yrs53.6 yrs
Old-age dependency52.071.0
Total fertility rate1.571.44
Life expectancy88.4 yrs91.8 yrs
Population growth-0.20%-0.60%
Net migration (per year)+148,531+92,644
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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