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India vs Japan: population pyramids in 1972

1972Swap

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 1972, India has a population of 564 million and Japan 108.6 million; India is about 5.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 3.7% in India and 7.3% in Japan, 3.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 19.1 years in India and 29.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.48 in India and 2.11 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 49.2 years in India and 73.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of India is projected to grow by 197.4% and that of Japan to shrink by 3.3% compared with 1972.

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

Key figures (1972)

IndiaJapan
Population564 million108.6 million
Aged 0–1441.2%23.3%
Aged 15–6455.1%69.4%
Aged 65+3.7%7.3%
Median age19.1 yrs29.7 yrs
Old-age dependency6.710.5
Total fertility rate5.482.11
Life expectancy49.2 yrs73.3 yrs
Population growth+2.27%+1.22%
Net migration (per year)-82,816-73,980
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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