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Japan vs France: population pyramids in 1974

1974Swap

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 1974, Japan has a population of 111.3 million and France 52.4 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.7% in Japan and 13.2% in France, 5.6 points higher in France. The median age is 30.3 years in Japan and 31.7 years in France.

The total fertility rate is 2.07 in Japan and 2.12 in France, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.8 years in Japan and 72.8 years in France.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 5.6% and that of France to grow by 30.1% compared with 1974.

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

Key figures (1974)

JapanFrance
Population111.3 million52.4 million
Aged 0–1423.7%24.4%
Aged 15–6468.7%62.4%
Aged 65+7.7%13.2%
Median age30.3 yrs31.7 yrs
Old-age dependency11.221.2
Total fertility rate2.072.12
Life expectancy73.8 yrs72.8 yrs
Population growth+1.23%+0.53%
Net migration (per year)-10,145+26,203
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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