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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 1987

1987Swap

FranceJapan

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 1987, France has a population of 55.9 million and Japan 121.7 million; Japan is about 2.2 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 13.3% in France and 10.8% in Japan, 2.5 points higher in France. The median age is 33.9 years in France and 36.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.80 in France and 1.67 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 76.2 years in France and 78.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 21.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 13.7% compared with 1987.

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

Key figures (1987)

FranceJapan
Population55.9 million121.7 million
Aged 0–1420.9%20.7%
Aged 15–6465.9%68.5%
Aged 65+13.3%10.8%
Median age33.9 yrs36.2 yrs
Old-age dependency20.115.7
Total fertility rate1.801.67
Life expectancy76.2 yrs78.6 yrs
Population growth+0.54%+0.46%
Net migration (per year)+59,890+28,001
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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