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Japan vs Brazil: population pyramids in 1962

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JapanBrazil

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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.

Japan and Brazil compared

In 1962, Japan has a population of 97.6 million and Brazil 75.7 million; Japan is about 1.3 times the size of Brazil.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.9% in Japan and 2.6% in Brazil, 3.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 26.3 years in Japan and 17.8 years in Brazil.

The total fertility rate is 1.93 in Japan and 5.98 in Brazil, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in Japan and 54.0 years in Brazil.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 7.6% and that of Brazil to grow by 187.4% compared with 1962.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $11K in Brazil (2025).

Key figures (1962)

JapanBrazil
Population97.6 million75.7 million
Aged 0–1428.6%44.4%
Aged 15–6465.5%53.0%
Aged 65+5.9%2.6%
Median age26.3 yrs17.8 yrs
Old-age dependency9.04.9
Total fertility rate1.935.98
Life expectancy68.7 yrs54.0 yrs
Population growth+0.88%+2.97%
Net migration (per year)-57,075-7,171
GDP$4.44T (2025)$2.28T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$11K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)6% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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