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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 1996

1996Swap

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 1996, France has a population of 58.3 million and Japan 125.8 million; Japan is about 2.2 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 15.2% in France and 14.9% in Japan, almost the same. The median age is 36.3 years in France and 40.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.74 in France and 1.40 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 78.1 years in France and 80.4 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 16.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 16.5% compared with 1996.

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

Key figures (1996)

FranceJapan
Population58.3 million125.8 million
Aged 0–1419.4%15.5%
Aged 15–6465.4%69.6%
Aged 65+15.2%14.9%
Median age36.3 yrs40.2 yrs
Old-age dependency23.321.4
Total fertility rate1.741.40
Life expectancy78.1 yrs80.4 yrs
Population growth+0.32%+0.23%
Net migration (per year)-21,463+25,030
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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