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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 1971

1971Swap

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 1971, Indonesia has a population of 117.2 million and Japan 107.3 million; Indonesia is about 1.1 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 3.1% in Indonesia and 7.1% in Japan, 4.0 points higher in Japan. The median age is 18.8 years in Indonesia and 29.4 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.40 in Indonesia and 2.09 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 53.8 years in Indonesia and 72.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 173.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 2.1% compared with 1971.

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

Key figures (1971)

IndonesiaJapan
Population117.2 million107.3 million
Aged 0–1442.6%23.2%
Aged 15–6454.2%69.7%
Aged 65+3.1%7.1%
Median age18.8 yrs29.4 yrs
Old-age dependency5.810.2
Total fertility rate5.402.09
Life expectancy53.8 yrs72.8 yrs
Population growth+2.69%+1.15%
Net migration (per year)+79,264-107,778
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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