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Japan vs France: population pyramids in 1982

1982Swap

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 1982, Japan has a population of 119.2 million and France 54.4 million; Japan is about 2.2 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 9.4% in Japan and 13.5% in France, 4.0 points higher in France. The median age is 33.5 years in Japan and 32.7 years in France.

The total fertility rate is 1.74 in Japan and 1.92 in France, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 77.1 years in Japan and 74.8 years in France.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 11.9% and that of France to grow by 25.2% compared with 1982.

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

Key figures (1982)

JapanFrance
Population119.2 million54.4 million
Aged 0–1423.3%22.0%
Aged 15–6467.3%64.5%
Aged 65+9.4%13.5%
Median age33.5 yrs32.7 yrs
Old-age dependency14.020.9
Total fertility rate1.741.92
Life expectancy77.1 yrs74.8 yrs
Population growth+0.40%+0.62%
Net migration (per year)-288,550+81,084
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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