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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 1954

1954Swap

IndonesiaJapan

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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.

Indonesia and Japan compared

In 1954, Indonesia has a population of 74.4 million and Japan 90.9 million; Japan is about 1.2 times the size of Indonesia.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.0% in Indonesia and 5.1% in Japan, 3.1 points higher in Japan. The median age is 19.6 years in Indonesia and 23.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.31 in Indonesia and 2.47 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 42.9 years in Indonesia and 64.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 330.5% and that of Japan to grow by 15.6% compared with 1954.

GDP per person is $5,060 in Indonesia (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1954)

IndonesiaJapan
Population74.4 million90.9 million
Aged 0–1439.7%34.1%
Aged 15–6458.3%60.7%
Aged 65+2.0%5.1%
Median age19.6 yrs23.2 yrs
Old-age dependency3.48.5
Total fertility rate5.312.47
Life expectancy42.9 yrs64.5 yrs
Population growth+2.46%+1.14%
Net migration (per year)+91,679-68,802
GDP$1.45T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$5,060 (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment3.2% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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