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Germany vs Japan: population pyramids in 2089

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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 2089, Germany has a population of 71.1 million and Japan 80.5 million; Japan is about 1.1 times the size of Germany.

The share aged 65 and over is 30.5% in Germany and 37.1% in Japan, 6.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 47.6 years in Germany and 52.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.59 in Germany and 1.46 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 89.6 years in Germany and 93.1 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 (2089)

GermanyJapan
Population71.1 million80.5 million
Aged 0–1413.9%11.9%
Aged 15–6455.6%50.9%
Aged 65+30.5%37.1%
Median age47.6 yrs52.9 yrs
Old-age dependency54.972.9
Total fertility rate1.591.46
Life expectancy89.6 yrs93.1 yrs
Population growth-0.08%-0.47%
Net migration (per year)+146,519+84,658
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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