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Japan vs Brazil: population pyramids in 1980

1980Swap

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 1980, Japan has a population of 118 million and Brazil 119.8 million; the two are about the same size.

The share aged 65 and over is 9.0% in Japan and 3.5% in Brazil, 5.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 32.4 years in Japan and 20.1 years in Brazil.

The total fertility rate is 1.74 in Japan and 4.04 in Brazil, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 76.1 years in Japan and 61.8 years in Brazil.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 11.0% and that of Brazil to grow by 81.7% compared with 1980.

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

Key figures (1980)

JapanBrazil
Population118 million119.8 million
Aged 0–1423.6%38.6%
Aged 15–6467.5%57.9%
Aged 65+9.0%3.5%
Median age32.4 yrs20.1 yrs
Old-age dependency13.36.0
Total fertility rate1.744.04
Life expectancy76.1 yrs61.8 yrs
Population growth+0.64%+2.35%
Net migration (per year)-92,314-38,918
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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