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Japan vs France: population pyramids in 1993

1993Swap

JapanFrance

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 1993, Japan has a population of 124.6 million and France 57.7 million; Japan is about 2.2 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 13.4% in Japan and 14.5% in France, 1.1 points higher in France. The median age is 39.0 years in Japan and 35.4 years in France.

The total fertility rate is 1.44 in Japan and 1.66 in France, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 79.5 years in Japan and 77.3 years in France.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 15.7% and that of France to grow by 18.1% compared with 1993.

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

Key figures (1993)

JapanFrance
Population124.6 million57.7 million
Aged 0–1416.6%19.9%
Aged 15–6470.0%65.5%
Aged 65+13.4%14.5%
Median age39.0 yrs35.4 yrs
Old-age dependency19.122.2
Total fertility rate1.441.66
Life expectancy79.5 yrs77.3 yrs
Population growth+0.35%+0.35%
Net migration (per year)+168,836+16,892
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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