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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 2010

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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 2010, France has a population of 63.2 million and Japan 128.1 million; Japan is about 2.0 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 16.7% in France and 22.9% in Japan, 6.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 39.9 years in France and 45.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.02 in France and 1.36 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 81.4 years in France and 82.9 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 7.7% and that of Japan to shrink by 18.0% compared with 2010.

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

Key figures (2010)

FranceJapan
Population63.2 million128.1 million
Aged 0–1418.5%13.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%63.7%
Aged 65+16.7%22.9%
Median age39.9 yrs45.0 yrs
Old-age dependency25.836.0
Total fertility rate2.021.36
Life expectancy81.4 yrs82.9 yrs
Population growth+0.49%-0.03%
Net migration (per year)+52,644+131,860
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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