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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 2003

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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 2003, Indonesia has a population of 223.6 million and Japan 127.6 million; Indonesia is about 1.8 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.3% in Indonesia and 18.8% in Japan, 13.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 25.4 years in Indonesia and 42.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.41 in Indonesia and 1.29 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years in Indonesia and 81.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 43.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.7% compared with 2003.

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

Key figures (2003)

IndonesiaJapan
Population223.6 million127.6 million
Aged 0–1429.9%14.0%
Aged 15–6464.8%67.1%
Aged 65+5.3%18.8%
Median age25.4 yrs42.6 yrs
Old-age dependency8.228.1
Total fertility rate2.411.29
Life expectancy67.1 yrs81.8 yrs
Population growth+1.31%+0.13%
Net migration (per year)-97,732+74,875
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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