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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 1961

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IndonesiaJapan

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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.

Indonesia and Japan compared

In 1961, Indonesia has a population of 89.5 million and Japan 96.8 million; Japan is about 1.1 times the size of Indonesia.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.5% in Indonesia and 5.8% in Japan, 3.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 20.1 years in Indonesia and 25.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.52 in Indonesia and 1.93 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 47.4 years in Indonesia and 68.4 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 258.0% and that of Japan to grow by 8.5% compared with 1961.

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

Key figures (1961)

IndonesiaJapan
Population89.5 million96.8 million
Aged 0–1439.9%29.7%
Aged 15–6457.6%64.5%
Aged 65+2.5%5.8%
Median age20.1 yrs25.9 yrs
Old-age dependency4.39.0
Total fertility rate5.521.93
Life expectancy47.4 yrs68.4 yrs
Population growth+2.80%+0.88%
Net migration (per year)+103,628-58,882
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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