World Population PyramidsPopulation pyramids and indicators by country and year日本語

Japan vs United Kingdom: population pyramids in 1962

1962Swap

JapanUnited Kingdom

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 United Kingdom compared

In 1962, Japan has a population of 97.6 million and the United Kingdom 53.1 million; Japan is about 1.8 times the size of the United Kingdom.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.9% in Japan and 11.8% in the United Kingdom, 5.9 points higher in the United Kingdom. The median age is 26.3 years in Japan and 35.4 years in the United Kingdom.

The total fertility rate is 1.93 in Japan and 2.87 in the United Kingdom, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in Japan and 70.9 years in the United Kingdom.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 7.6% and that of the United Kingdom to grow by 42.1% compared with 1962.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $58K in the United Kingdom (2025).

Key figures (1962)

JapanUnited Kingdom
Population97.6 million53.1 million
Aged 0–1428.6%23.3%
Aged 15–6465.5%64.9%
Aged 65+5.9%11.8%
Median age26.3 yrs35.4 yrs
Old-age dependency9.018.1
Total fertility rate1.932.87
Life expectancy68.7 yrs70.9 yrs
Population growth+0.88%+0.77%
Net migration (per year)-57,075+76,443
GDP$4.44T (2025)$4T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$58K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)4.8% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

Compare other years