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Italy vs Japan: population pyramids in 2086

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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 2086, Italy has a population of 38.7 million and Japan 81.6 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of Italy.

The share aged 65 and over is 37.5% in Italy and 37.2% in Japan, almost the same. The median age is 53.7 years in Italy and 52.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.45 in Italy and 1.46 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 91.3 years in Italy and 92.7 years in Japan.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2086)

ItalyJapan
Population38.7 million81.6 million
Aged 0–1411.3%12.0%
Aged 15–6451.2%50.8%
Aged 65+37.5%37.2%
Median age53.7 yrs52.9 yrs
Old-age dependency73.273.3
Total fertility rate1.451.46
Life expectancy91.3 yrs92.7 yrs
Population growth-0.62%-0.48%
Net migration (per year)+40,541+86,127
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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