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France vs Japan: population pyramids in 2039

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FranceJapan

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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 2039, France has a population of 67.8 million and Japan 113 million; Japan is about 1.7 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 26.8% in France and 34.5% in Japan, 7.7 points higher in Japan. The median age is 44.4 years in France and 53.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.64 in France and 1.31 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 85.3 years in France and 87.0 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of France is projected to grow by 0.5% and that of Japan to shrink by 7.1% compared with 2039.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2039)

FranceJapan
Population67.8 million113 million
Aged 0–1414.8%10.3%
Aged 15–6458.5%55.2%
Aged 65+26.8%34.5%
Median age44.4 yrs53.9 yrs
Old-age dependency45.862.4
Total fertility rate1.641.31
Life expectancy85.3 yrs87.0 yrs
Population growth+0.10%-0.65%
Net migration (per year)+97,646+120,375
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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