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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 1992

1992Swap

IndonesiaJapan

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%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 1992, Indonesia has a population of 188.4 million and Japan 124.1 million; Indonesia is about 1.5 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.2% in Indonesia and 12.9% in Japan, 8.7 points higher in Japan. The median age is 22.1 years in Indonesia and 38.5 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.95 in Indonesia and 1.48 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 64.2 years in Indonesia and 79.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 70.1% and that of Japan to shrink by 15.4% compared with 1992.

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

Key figures (1992)

IndonesiaJapan
Population188.4 million124.1 million
Aged 0–1435.1%17.1%
Aged 15–6460.8%70.0%
Aged 65+4.2%12.9%
Median age22.1 yrs38.5 yrs
Old-age dependency6.818.4
Total fertility rate2.951.48
Life expectancy64.2 yrs79.3 yrs
Population growth+1.70%+0.38%
Net migration (per year)-2,609+170,878
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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