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India vs Japan: population pyramids in 1953

1953Swap

IndiaJapan

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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.

India and Japan compared

In 1953, India has a population of 366 million and Japan 89.8 million; India is about 4.1 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 3.2% in India and 5.1% in Japan, 1.9 points higher in Japan. The median age is 20.9 years in India and 22.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.87 in India and 2.67 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 42.4 years in India and 63.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of India is projected to grow by 358.4% and that of Japan to grow by 17.0% compared with 1953.

GDP per person is $2,702 in India (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1953)

IndiaJapan
Population366 million89.8 million
Aged 0–1438.3%34.4%
Aged 15–6458.5%60.6%
Aged 65+3.2%5.1%
Median age20.9 yrs22.9 yrs
Old-age dependency5.58.4
Total fertility rate5.872.67
Life expectancy42.4 yrs63.3 yrs
Population growth+2.23%+1.25%
Net migration (per year)-72,441-28,238
GDP$3.96T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$2,702 (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment4.2% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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