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Japan vs Germany: population pyramids in 2034

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JapanGermany

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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 Germany compared

In 2034, Japan has a population of 116.8 million and Germany 82 million; Japan is about 1.4 times the size of Germany.

The share aged 65 and over is 32.0% in Japan and 28.3% in Germany, 3.7 points higher in Japan. The median age is 53.2 years in Japan and 47.8 years in Germany.

The total fertility rate is 1.28 in Japan and 1.49 in Germany, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 86.3 years in Japan and 83.1 years in Germany.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 10.1% and that of Germany to shrink by 4.4% compared with 2034.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2034)

JapanGermany
Population116.8 million82 million
Aged 0–1410.1%13.1%
Aged 15–6457.9%58.6%
Aged 65+32.0%28.3%
Median age53.2 yrs47.8 yrs
Old-age dependency55.248.4
Total fertility rate1.281.49
Life expectancy86.3 yrs83.1 yrs
Population growth-0.64%-0.25%
Net migration (per year)+120,872+180,243
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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