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Japan vs France: population pyramids in 1984

1984Swap

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 1984, Japan has a population of 120.2 million and France 55 million; Japan is about 2.2 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 9.9% in Japan and 12.9% in France, 3.0 points higher in France. The median age is 34.7 years in Japan and 33.2 years in France.

The total fertility rate is 1.78 in Japan and 1.81 in France, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Japan and 75.2 years in France.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 12.6% and that of France to grow by 23.8% compared with 1984.

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

Key figures (1984)

JapanFrance
Population120.2 million55 million
Aged 0–1422.4%21.6%
Aged 15–6467.7%65.5%
Aged 65+9.9%12.9%
Median age34.7 yrs33.2 yrs
Old-age dependency14.619.7
Total fertility rate1.781.81
Life expectancy77.5 yrs75.2 yrs
Population growth+0.35%+0.54%
Net migration (per year)-273,686+76,175
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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