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Japan vs Canada: population pyramids in 2026

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JapanCanada

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 Canada compared

In 2026, Japan has a population of 122.6 million and Canada 40.3 million; Japan is about 3.0 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 30.0% in Japan and 20.5% in Canada, 9.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 51.0 years in Japan and 41.7 years in Canada.

The total fertility rate is 1.23 in Japan and 1.33 in Canada, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 85.2 years in Japan and 83.0 years in Canada.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 14.4% and that of Canada to grow by 12.9% compared with 2026.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $56K in Canada (2025).

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2026)

JapanCanada
Population122.6 million40.3 million
Aged 0–1411.2%14.9%
Aged 15–6458.8%64.6%
Aged 65+30.0%20.5%
Median age51.0 yrs41.7 yrs
Old-age dependency51.131.7
Total fertility rate1.231.33
Life expectancy85.2 yrs83.0 yrs
Population growth-0.56%+0.79%
Net migration (per year)+128,619+291,403
GDP$4.44T (2025)$2.32T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$56K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)6.9% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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