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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 1974

1974Swap

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 1974, France has a population of 52.4 million and Japan 111.3 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 13.2% in France and 7.7% in Japan, 5.6 points higher in France. The median age is 31.7 years in France and 30.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.12 in France and 2.07 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 72.8 years in France and 73.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 30.1% and that of Japan to shrink by 5.6% compared with 1974.

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

Key figures (1974)

FranceJapan
Population52.4 million111.3 million
Aged 0–1424.4%23.7%
Aged 15–6462.4%68.7%
Aged 65+13.2%7.7%
Median age31.7 yrs30.3 yrs
Old-age dependency21.211.2
Total fertility rate2.122.07
Life expectancy72.8 yrs73.8 yrs
Population growth+0.53%+1.23%
Net migration (per year)+26,203-10,145
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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