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Japan vs United Kingdom: population pyramids in 1968

1968Swap

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 1968, Japan has a population of 103.6 million and the United Kingdom 55.1 million; Japan is about 1.9 times the size of the United Kingdom.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.8% in Japan and 12.6% in the United Kingdom, 5.9 points higher in the United Kingdom. The median age is 28.4 years in Japan and 34.7 years in the United Kingdom.

The total fertility rate is 2.07 in Japan and 2.59 in the United Kingdom, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 71.7 years in Japan and 71.7 years in the United Kingdom.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 1.4% and that of the United Kingdom to grow by 36.8% compared with 1968.

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

Key figures (1968)

JapanUnited Kingdom
Population103.6 million55.1 million
Aged 0–1423.6%23.8%
Aged 15–6469.6%63.6%
Aged 65+6.8%12.6%
Median age28.4 yrs34.7 yrs
Old-age dependency9.719.9
Total fertility rate2.072.59
Life expectancy71.7 yrs71.7 yrs
Population growth+1.19%+0.43%
Net migration (per year)+43,593-38,852
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.

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