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Italy vs Japan: population pyramids in 1974

1974Swap

ItalyJapan

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.

Italy and Japan compared

In 1974, Italy has a population of 54.6 million and Japan 111.3 million; Japan is about 2.0 times the size of Italy.

The share aged 65 and over is 11.8% in Italy and 7.7% in Japan, 4.2 points higher in Italy. The median age is 33.4 years in Italy and 30.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.29 in Italy and 2.07 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 72.8 years in Italy and 73.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Italy is projected to shrink by 4.8% and that of Japan to shrink by 5.6% compared with 1974.

GDP per person is $43K in Italy (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1974)

ItalyJapan
Population54.6 million111.3 million
Aged 0–1424.5%23.7%
Aged 15–6463.7%68.7%
Aged 65+11.8%7.7%
Median age33.4 yrs30.3 yrs
Old-age dependency18.611.2
Total fertility rate2.292.07
Life expectancy72.8 yrs73.8 yrs
Population growth+0.69%+1.23%
Net migration (per year)+42,487-10,145
GDP$2.55T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$43K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment6.4% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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