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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 1955

1955Swap

FranceJapan

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%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.

France and Japan compared

In 1955, France has a population of 43.9 million and Japan 91.9 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 11.4% in France and 5.2% in Japan, 6.2 points higher in France. The median age is 32.7 years in France and 23.5 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.70 in France and 2.35 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.4 years in France and 65.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 55.2% and that of Japan to grow by 14.3% compared with 1955.

GDP per person is $49K in France (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1955)

FranceJapan
Population43.9 million91.9 million
Aged 0–1424.5%33.5%
Aged 15–6464.1%61.2%
Aged 65+11.4%5.2%
Median age32.7 yrs23.5 yrs
Old-age dependency17.88.6
Total fertility rate2.702.35
Life expectancy68.4 yrs65.7 yrs
Population growth+1.04%+1.08%
Net migration (per year)+166,238-95,975
GDP$3.37T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$49K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment7.5% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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