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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 2008

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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 2008, Indonesia has a population of 238.6 million and Japan 128.1 million; Indonesia is about 1.9 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.7% in Indonesia and 21.9% in Japan, 16.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 26.9 years in Indonesia and 44.4 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.44 in Indonesia and 1.33 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.1 years in Indonesia and 82.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 34.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 18.0% compared with 2008.

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

Key figures (2008)

IndonesiaJapan
Population238.6 million128.1 million
Aged 0–1428.5%13.6%
Aged 15–6465.8%64.5%
Aged 65+5.7%21.9%
Median age26.9 yrs44.4 yrs
Old-age dependency8.734.0
Total fertility rate2.441.33
Life expectancy68.1 yrs82.6 yrs
Population growth+1.27%+0.04%
Net migration (per year)-81,364+142,605
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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