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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 2028

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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 2028, France has a population of 66.8 million and Japan 121.3 million; Japan is about 1.8 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 23.4% in France and 30.4% in Japan, 7.0 points higher in Japan. The median age is 43.6 years in France and 51.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.64 in France and 1.25 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in France and 85.4 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 1.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 13.4% compared with 2028.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2028)

FranceJapan
Population66.8 million121.3 million
Aged 0–1415.6%10.8%
Aged 15–6461.0%58.8%
Aged 65+23.4%30.4%
Median age43.6 yrs51.7 yrs
Old-age dependency38.451.7
Total fertility rate1.641.25
Life expectancy84.0 yrs85.4 yrs
Population growth+0.13%-0.59%
Net migration (per year)+92,475+125,079
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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