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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 2003

2003Swap

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 2003, France has a population of 60.5 million and Japan 127.6 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 16.2% in France and 18.8% in Japan, 2.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 38.3 years in France and 42.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.87 in France and 1.29 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 79.4 years in France and 81.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 12.6% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.7% compared with 2003.

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

Key figures (2003)

FranceJapan
Population60.5 million127.6 million
Aged 0–1418.7%14.0%
Aged 15–6465.0%67.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.8%
Median age38.3 yrs42.6 yrs
Old-age dependency25.028.1
Total fertility rate1.871.29
Life expectancy79.4 yrs81.8 yrs
Population growth+0.67%+0.13%
Net migration (per year)+195,616+74,875
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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