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Japan vs Indonesia: population pyramids in 1993

1993Swap

JapanIndonesia

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 Indonesia compared

In 1993, Japan has a population of 124.6 million and Indonesia 191.7 million; Indonesia is about 1.5 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 13.4% in Japan and 4.2% in Indonesia, 9.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 39.0 years in Japan and 22.4 years in Indonesia.

The total fertility rate is 1.44 in Japan and 2.90 in Indonesia, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 79.5 years in Japan and 64.8 years in Indonesia.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 15.7% and that of Indonesia to grow by 67.2% compared with 1993.

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

Key figures (1993)

JapanIndonesia
Population124.6 million191.7 million
Aged 0–1416.6%34.6%
Aged 15–6470.0%61.2%
Aged 65+13.4%4.2%
Median age39.0 yrs22.4 yrs
Old-age dependency19.16.9
Total fertility rate1.442.90
Life expectancy79.5 yrs64.8 yrs
Population growth+0.35%+1.70%
Net migration (per year)+168,836-3,485
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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