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Italy vs Japan: population pyramids in 2027

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ItalyJapan

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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 2027, Italy has a population of 58.8 million and Japan 122 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of Italy.

The share aged 65 and over is 25.8% in Italy and 30.2% in Japan, 4.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 49.8 years in Italy and 51.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.23 in Italy and 1.24 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 84.3 years in Italy and 85.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Italy is projected to shrink by 11.5% and that of Japan to shrink by 13.9% compared with 2027.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2027)

ItalyJapan
Population58.8 million122 million
Aged 0–1411.3%11.0%
Aged 15–6462.9%58.8%
Aged 65+25.8%30.2%
Median age49.8 yrs51.3 yrs
Old-age dependency41.151.4
Total fertility rate1.231.24
Life expectancy84.3 yrs85.3 yrs
Population growth-0.41%-0.58%
Net migration (per year)+51,097+127,401
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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