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Japan vs Canada: population pyramids in 1972

1972Swap

JapanCanada

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%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 1972, Japan has a population of 108.6 million and Canada 22.1 million; Japan is about 4.9 times the size of Canada.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.3% in Japan and 8.0% in Canada, 0.7 points higher in Canada. The median age is 29.7 years in Japan and 26.3 years in Canada.

The total fertility rate is 2.11 in Japan and 1.94 in Canada, so only Canada is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.3 years in Japan and 72.8 years in Canada.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 3.3% and that of Canada to grow by 105.9% compared with 1972.

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

Key figures (1972)

JapanCanada
Population108.6 million22.1 million
Aged 0–1423.3%28.9%
Aged 15–6469.4%63.0%
Aged 65+7.3%8.0%
Median age29.7 yrs26.3 yrs
Old-age dependency10.512.7
Total fertility rate2.111.94
Life expectancy73.3 yrs72.8 yrs
Population growth+1.22%+1.20%
Net migration (per year)-73,980+89,880
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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