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Japan vs Brazil: population pyramids in 1982

1982Swap

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 1982, Japan has a population of 119.2 million and Brazil 125.5 million; Brazil is about 1.1 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 9.4% in Japan and 3.6% in Brazil, 5.8 points higher in Japan. The median age is 33.5 years in Japan and 20.5 years in Brazil.

The total fertility rate is 1.74 in Japan and 3.84 in Brazil, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 77.1 years in Japan and 62.7 years in Brazil.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 11.9% and that of Brazil to grow by 73.4% compared with 1982.

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

Key figures (1982)

JapanBrazil
Population119.2 million125.5 million
Aged 0–1423.3%38.0%
Aged 15–6467.3%58.4%
Aged 65+9.4%3.6%
Median age33.5 yrs20.5 yrs
Old-age dependency14.06.1
Total fertility rate1.743.84
Life expectancy77.1 yrs62.7 yrs
Population growth+0.40%+2.25%
Net migration (per year)-288,550-90,766
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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