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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 2012

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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 2012, Indonesia has a population of 251.1 million and Japan 128 million; Indonesia is about 2.0 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.0% in Indonesia and 24.0% in Japan, 18.1 points higher in Japan. The median age is 28.0 years in Indonesia and 45.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.51 in Indonesia and 1.38 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.9 years in Indonesia and 83.2 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Indonesia is projected to grow by 27.6% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.9% compared with 2012.

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

Key figures (2012)

IndonesiaJapan
Population251.1 million128 million
Aged 0–1427.6%13.3%
Aged 15–6466.4%62.7%
Aged 65+6.0%24.0%
Median age28.0 yrs45.7 yrs
Old-age dependency9.038.3
Total fertility rate2.511.38
Life expectancy68.9 yrs83.2 yrs
Population growth+1.28%-0.15%
Net migration (per year)-28,869+67,904
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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