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Japan vs India: population pyramids in 1950

◀1950Swap

JapanIndia

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 India compared

In 1950, Japan has a population of 85.7 million and India 342.6 million; India is about 4.0 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.9% in Japan and 3.1% in India, 1.8 points higher in Japan. The median age is 22.2 years in Japan and 21.0 years in India.

The total fertility rate is 3.62 in Japan and 5.73 in India, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 59.2 years in Japan and 41.2 years in India.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 22.6% and that of India to grow by 389.6% compared with 1950.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $2,702 in India (2025).

Key figures (1950)

JapanIndia
Population85.7 million342.6 million
Aged 0–1435.3%37.9%
Aged 15–6459.8%59.0%
Aged 65+4.9%3.1%
Median age22.2 yrs21.0 yrs
Old-age dependency8.25.3
Total fertility rate3.625.73
Life expectancy59.2 yrs41.2 yrs
Population growth+1.73%+2.13%
Net migration (per year)-24,997-62,674
GDP$4.44T (2025)$3.96T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$2,702 (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)4.2% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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