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Japan vs Germany: population pyramids in 1964

1964Swap

JapanGermany

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 Germany compared

In 1964, Japan has a population of 99.4 million and Germany 75 million; Japan is about 1.3 times the size of Germany.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.1% in Japan and 12.2% in Germany, 6.1 points higher in Germany. The median age is 27.1 years in Japan and 34.6 years in Germany.

The total fertility rate is 2.00 in Japan and 2.53 in Germany, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.2 years in Japan and 70.7 years in Germany.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 5.7% and that of Germany to grow by 4.5% compared with 1964.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $60K in Germany (2025).

Key figures (1964)

JapanGermany
Population99.4 million75 million
Aged 0–1426.2%22.5%
Aged 15–6467.6%65.3%
Aged 65+6.1%12.2%
Median age27.1 yrs34.6 yrs
Old-age dependency9.018.6
Total fertility rate2.002.53
Life expectancy70.2 yrs70.7 yrs
Population growth+0.96%+0.74%
Net migration (per year)-100,696+69,825
GDP$4.44T (2025)$5.05T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$60K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)3.7% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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