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Japan vs Republic of Korea: population pyramids in 1953

1953Swap

JapanRepublic of Korea

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 Republic of Korea compared

In 1953, Japan has a population of 89.8 million and the Republic of Korea 20.5 million; Japan is about 4.4 times the size of the Republic of Korea.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.1% in Japan and 2.8% in the Republic of Korea, 2.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 22.9 years in Japan and 18.5 years in the Republic of Korea.

The total fertility rate is 2.67 in Japan and 6.17 in the Republic of Korea, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 63.3 years in Japan and 40.5 years in the Republic of Korea.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 17.0% and that of the Republic of Korea to grow by 121.1% compared with 1953.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $36K in the Republic of Korea (2025).

Key figures (1953)

JapanRepublic of Korea
Population89.8 million20.5 million
Aged 0–1434.4%42.1%
Aged 15–6460.6%55.1%
Aged 65+5.1%2.8%
Median age22.9 yrs18.5 yrs
Old-age dependency8.45.0
Total fertility rate2.676.17
Life expectancy63.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Population growth+1.25%+2.85%
Net migration (per year)-28,238+171,248
GDP$4.44T (2025)$1.87T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)2.7% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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