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Japan vs Italy: population pyramids in 1954

1954Swap

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 1954, Japan has a population of 90.9 million and Italy 47.7 million; Japan is about 1.9 times the size of Italy.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.1% in Japan and 8.5% in Italy, 3.4 points higher in Italy. The median age is 23.2 years in Japan and 29.7 years in Italy.

The total fertility rate is 2.47 in Japan and 2.35 in Italy, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 64.5 years in Japan and 67.9 years in Italy.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 15.6% and that of Italy to grow by 9.1% compared with 1954.

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

Key figures (1954)

JapanItaly
Population90.9 million47.7 million
Aged 0–1434.1%25.6%
Aged 15–6460.7%65.8%
Aged 65+5.1%8.5%
Median age23.2 yrs29.7 yrs
Old-age dependency8.513.0
Total fertility rate2.472.35
Life expectancy64.5 yrs67.9 yrs
Population growth+1.14%+0.63%
Net migration (per year)-68,802-132,801
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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