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Japan vs France: population pyramids in 2088

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JapanFrance

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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 2088, Japan has a population of 80.9 million and France 68.1 million; Japan is about 1.2 times the size of France.

The share aged 65 and over is 37.2% in Japan and 30.2% in France, 7.0 points higher in Japan. The median age is 52.9 years in Japan and 46.8 years in France.

The total fertility rate is 1.46 in Japan and 1.65 in France, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 93.0 years in Japan and 90.8 years in France.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2088)

JapanFrance
Population80.9 million68.1 million
Aged 0–1412.0%14.6%
Aged 15–6450.9%55.2%
Aged 65+37.2%30.2%
Median age52.9 yrs46.8 yrs
Old-age dependency73.154.7
Total fertility rate1.461.65
Life expectancy93.0 yrs90.8 yrs
Population growth-0.47%+0.06%
Net migration (per year)+88,131+105,020
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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