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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 2006

2006Swap

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 2006, France has a population of 61.8 million and Japan 127.9 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 16.4% in France and 20.6% in Japan, 4.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 39.0 years in France and 43.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.97 in France and 1.28 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 80.7 years in France and 82.4 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 10.2% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.9% compared with 2006.

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

Key figures (2006)

FranceJapan
Population61.8 million127.9 million
Aged 0–1418.5%13.7%
Aged 15–6465.1%65.7%
Aged 65+16.4%20.6%
Median age39.0 yrs43.7 yrs
Old-age dependency25.331.4
Total fertility rate1.971.28
Life expectancy80.7 yrs82.4 yrs
Population growth+0.66%+0.08%
Net migration (per year)+132,512+130,065
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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