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Japan vs Italy: population pyramids in 2078

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JapanItaly

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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 2078, Japan has a population of 85.2 million and Italy 40.8 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of Italy.

The share aged 65 and over is 36.7% in Japan and 36.9% in Italy, almost the same. The median age is 53.6 years in Japan and 54.0 years in Italy.

The total fertility rate is 1.44 in Japan and 1.43 in Italy, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 91.8 years in Japan and 90.4 years in Italy.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2078)

JapanItaly
Population85.2 million40.8 million
Aged 0–1411.6%11.2%
Aged 15–6451.7%51.9%
Aged 65+36.7%36.9%
Median age53.6 yrs54.0 yrs
Old-age dependency71.071.0
Total fertility rate1.441.43
Life expectancy91.8 yrs90.4 yrs
Population growth-0.60%-0.68%
Net migration (per year)+92,644+38,865
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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