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Japan vs Italy: population pyramids in 1952

1952Swap

JapanItaly

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 Italy compared

In 1952, Japan has a population of 88.5 million and Italy 46.9 million; Japan is about 1.9 times the size of Italy.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.0% in Japan and 8.3% in Italy, 3.3 points higher in Italy. The median age is 22.6 years in Japan and 29.0 years in Italy.

The total fertility rate is 2.95 in Japan and 2.32 in Italy, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 63.0 years in Japan and 65.9 years in Italy.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 18.7% and that of Italy to grow by 10.9% compared with 1952.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $43K in Italy (2025).

Key figures (1952)

JapanItaly
Population88.5 million46.9 million
Aged 0–1434.7%26.3%
Aged 15–6460.3%65.4%
Aged 65+5.0%8.3%
Median age22.6 yrs29.0 yrs
Old-age dependency8.212.6
Total fertility rate2.952.32
Life expectancy63.0 yrs65.9 yrs
Population growth+1.40%+0.52%
Net migration (per year)-57,653-129,937
GDP$4.44T (2025)$2.55T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$43K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)6.4% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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