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Japan vs China: population pyramids in 1967

1967Swap

JapanChina

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 China compared

In 1967, Japan has a population of 102.3 million and China 751.8 million; China is about 7.3 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.6% in Japan and 3.6% in China, 3.0 points higher in Japan. The median age is 28.1 years in Japan and 19.1 years in China.

The total fertility rate is 2.16 in Japan and 5.81 in China, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 71.4 years in Japan and 54.4 years in China.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 2.7% and that of China to grow by 68.3% compared with 1967.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $14K in China (2025).

Key figures (1967)

JapanChina
Population102.3 million751.8 million
Aged 0–1423.9%41.5%
Aged 15–6469.4%54.8%
Aged 65+6.6%3.6%
Median age28.1 yrs19.1 yrs
Old-age dependency9.56.6
Total fertility rate2.165.81
Life expectancy71.4 yrs54.4 yrs
Population growth+1.26%+2.44%
Net migration (per year)+29,632+1.2 million
GDP$4.44T (2025)$19.5T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$14K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)4.6% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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