World Population PyramidsPopulation pyramids and indicators by country and year日本語

Japan vs France: population pyramids in 1956

1956Swap

JapanFrance

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 France compared

In 1956, Japan has a population of 92.9 million and France 44.4 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.3% in Japan and 11.4% in France, 6.1 points higher in France. The median age is 23.9 years in Japan and 32.7 years in France.

The total fertility rate is 2.21 in Japan and 2.69 in France, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 65.6 years in Japan and 68.5 years in France.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 13.0% and that of France to grow by 53.6% compared with 1956.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $49K in France (2025).

Key figures (1956)

JapanFrance
Population92.9 million44.4 million
Aged 0–1432.7%25.0%
Aged 15–6462.0%63.6%
Aged 65+5.3%11.4%
Median age23.9 yrs32.7 yrs
Old-age dependency8.617.9
Total fertility rate2.212.69
Life expectancy65.6 yrs68.5 yrs
Population growth+0.90%+1.00%
Net migration (per year)-152,385+168,343
GDP$4.44T (2025)$3.37T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$49K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)7.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

Compare other years