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Japan vs Brazil: population pyramids in 2038

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JapanBrazil

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 2038, Japan has a population of 113.8 million and Brazil 218.8 million; Brazil is about 1.9 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 33.9% in Japan and 16.7% in Brazil, 17.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 53.8 years in Japan and 40.8 years in Brazil.

The total fertility rate is 1.31 in Japan and 1.57 in Brazil, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 86.8 years in Japan and 78.4 years in Brazil.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 7.7% and that of Brazil to shrink by 0.5% compared with 2038.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2038)

JapanBrazil
Population113.8 million218.8 million
Aged 0–1410.2%16.2%
Aged 15–6455.9%67.2%
Aged 65+33.9%16.7%
Median age53.8 yrs40.8 yrs
Old-age dependency60.624.8
Total fertility rate1.311.57
Life expectancy86.8 yrs78.4 yrs
Population growth-0.65%+0.09%
Net migration (per year)+121,736-51,248
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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