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India vs Japan: population pyramids in 2003

2003Swap

IndiaJapan

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.

India and Japan compared

In 2003, India has a population of 1.11 billion and Japan 127.6 million; India is about 8.7 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.5% in India and 18.8% in Japan, 14.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 22.7 years in India and 42.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.12 in India and 1.29 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 64.1 years in India and 81.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of India is projected to grow by 51.5% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.7% compared with 2003.

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

Key figures (2003)

IndiaJapan
Population1.11 billion127.6 million
Aged 0–1434.6%14.0%
Aged 15–6460.9%67.1%
Aged 65+4.5%18.8%
Median age22.7 yrs42.6 yrs
Old-age dependency7.528.1
Total fertility rate3.121.29
Life expectancy64.1 yrs81.8 yrs
Population growth+1.71%+0.13%
Net migration (per year)-606,970+74,875
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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