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Japan vs Indonesia: population pyramids in 1966

1966Swap

JapanIndonesia

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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 Indonesia compared

In 1966, Japan has a population of 101.5 million and Indonesia 102.5 million; the two are about the same size.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.4% in Japan and 2.8% in Indonesia, 3.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 27.7 years in Japan and 19.7 years in Indonesia.

The total fertility rate is 1.63 in Japan and 5.59 in Indonesia, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 71.1 years in Japan and 48.4 years in Indonesia.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 3.5% and that of Indonesia to grow by 212.7% compared with 1966.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $5,060 in Indonesia (2025).

Key figures (1966)

JapanIndonesia
Population101.5 million102.5 million
Aged 0–1424.8%41.7%
Aged 15–6468.8%55.5%
Aged 65+6.4%2.8%
Median age27.7 yrs19.7 yrs
Old-age dependency9.35.0
Total fertility rate1.635.59
Life expectancy71.1 yrs48.4 yrs
Population growth+0.84%+2.54%
Net migration (per year)+68,934-77,645
GDP$4.44T (2025)$1.45T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$5,060 (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)3.2% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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