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India vs Japan: population pyramids in 2027

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IndiaJapan

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.

India and Japan compared

In 2027, India has a population of 1.48 billion and Japan 122 million; India is about 12 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.7% in India and 30.2% in Japan, 22.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 30.4 years in India and 51.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.92 in India and 1.24 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.0 years in India and 85.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of India is projected to grow by 13.1% and that of Japan to shrink by 13.9% compared with 2027.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2027)

IndiaJapan
Population1.48 billion122 million
Aged 0–1423.6%11.0%
Aged 15–6468.7%58.8%
Aged 65+7.7%30.2%
Median age30.4 yrs51.3 yrs
Old-age dependency11.251.4
Total fertility rate1.921.24
Life expectancy73.0 yrs85.3 yrs
Population growth+0.83%-0.58%
Net migration (per year)-406,591+127,401
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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