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Japan vs China: population pyramids in 2089

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JapanChina

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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 2089, Japan has a population of 80.5 million and China 758.9 million; China is about 9.4 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 37.1% in Japan and 47.2% in China, 10.1 points higher in China. The median age is 52.9 years in Japan and 62.4 years in China.

The total fertility rate is 1.46 in Japan and 1.32 in China, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 93.1 years in Japan and 88.5 years in China.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2089)

JapanChina
Population80.5 million758.9 million
Aged 0–1411.9%8.5%
Aged 15–6450.9%44.3%
Aged 65+37.1%47.2%
Median age52.9 yrs62.4 yrs
Old-age dependency72.9106.6
Total fertility rate1.461.32
Life expectancy93.1 yrs88.5 yrs
Population growth-0.47%-1.59%
Net migration (per year)+84,658-99,593
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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