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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 1958

1958Swap

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 1958, Indonesia has a population of 82.5 million and Japan 94.5 million; Japan is about 1.1 times the size of Indonesia.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.3% in Indonesia and 5.4% in Japan, 3.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 20.0 years in Indonesia and 24.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.45 in Indonesia and 2.10 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 45.4 years in Indonesia and 67.0 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 288.6% and that of Japan to grow by 11.2% compared with 1958.

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

Key figures (1958)

IndonesiaJapan
Population82.5 million94.5 million
Aged 0–1439.3%31.2%
Aged 15–6458.4%63.4%
Aged 65+2.3%5.4%
Median age20.0 yrs24.7 yrs
Old-age dependency3.98.6
Total fertility rate5.452.10
Life expectancy45.4 yrs67.0 yrs
Population growth+2.69%+0.82%
Net migration (per year)+97,881-229,568
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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