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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 1958

1958Swap

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 1958, France has a population of 45.3 million and Japan 94.5 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 11.4% in France and 5.4% in Japan, 5.9 points higher in France. The median age is 32.7 years in France and 24.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.69 in France and 2.10 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.1 years in France and 67.0 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 50.5% and that of Japan to grow by 11.2% compared with 1958.

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

Key figures (1958)

FranceJapan
Population45.3 million94.5 million
Aged 0–1425.9%31.2%
Aged 15–6462.7%63.4%
Aged 65+11.4%5.4%
Median age32.7 yrs24.7 yrs
Old-age dependency18.28.6
Total fertility rate2.692.10
Life expectancy70.1 yrs67.0 yrs
Population growth+1.02%+0.82%
Net migration (per year)+139,755-229,568
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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