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Japan vs France: population pyramids in 1961

1961Swap

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 1961, Japan has a population of 96.8 million and France 46.7 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.8% in Japan and 11.5% in France, 5.7 points higher in France. The median age is 25.9 years in Japan and 32.8 years in France.

The total fertility rate is 1.93 in Japan and 2.83 in France, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.4 years in Japan and 71.0 years in France.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 8.5% and that of France to grow by 46.0% compared with 1961.

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

Key figures (1961)

JapanFrance
Population96.8 million46.7 million
Aged 0–1429.7%26.6%
Aged 15–6464.5%61.9%
Aged 65+5.8%11.5%
Median age25.9 yrs32.8 yrs
Old-age dependency9.018.6
Total fertility rate1.932.83
Life expectancy68.4 yrs71.0 yrs
Population growth+0.88%+1.02%
Net migration (per year)-58,882+128,618
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.

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