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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 2007

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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 2007, Indonesia has a population of 235.5 million and Japan 128 million; Indonesia is about 1.8 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.7% in Indonesia and 21.3% in Japan, 15.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 26.6 years in Indonesia and 44.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.48 in Indonesia and 1.31 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 67.9 years in Indonesia and 82.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 36.1% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.9% compared with 2007.

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

Key figures (2007)

IndonesiaJapan
Population235.5 million128 million
Aged 0–1428.7%13.6%
Aged 15–6465.7%65.1%
Aged 65+5.7%21.3%
Median age26.6 yrs44.0 yrs
Old-age dependency8.632.7
Total fertility rate2.481.31
Life expectancy67.9 yrs82.5 yrs
Population growth+1.32%+0.06%
Net migration (per year)-77,338+138,024
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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