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Indonesia vs Japan: population pyramids in 2050

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IndonesiaJapan

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 2050, Indonesia has a population of 320.5 million and Japan 105 million; Indonesia is about 3.1 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 15.0% in Indonesia and 37.2% in Japan, 22.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 37.7 years in Indonesia and 53.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.85 in Indonesia and 1.35 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 75.0 years in Indonesia and 88.4 years in Japan.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2050)

IndonesiaJapan
Population320.5 million105 million
Aged 0–1419.3%11.3%
Aged 15–6465.7%51.5%
Aged 65+15.0%37.2%
Median age37.7 yrs53.6 yrs
Old-age dependency22.872.2
Total fertility rate1.851.35
Life expectancy75.0 yrs88.4 yrs
Population growth+0.16%-0.64%
Net migration (per year)-44,888+119,363
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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