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Japan vs Philippines: population pyramids in 1988

1988Swap

JapanPhilippines

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 Philippines compared

In 1988, Japan has a population of 122.2 million and the Philippines 59 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 11.1% in Japan and 2.8% in the Philippines, 8.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 36.7 years in Japan and 18.5 years in the Philippines.

The total fertility rate is 1.63 in Japan and 4.45 in the Philippines, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 78.5 years in Japan and 63.7 years in the Philippines.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 14.1% and that of the Philippines to grow by 127.7% compared with 1988.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $4,171 in the Philippines (2025).

Key figures (1988)

JapanPhilippines
Population122.2 million59 million
Aged 0–1419.9%42.1%
Aged 15–6468.9%55.1%
Aged 65+11.1%2.8%
Median age36.7 yrs18.5 yrs
Old-age dependency16.15.1
Total fertility rate1.634.45
Life expectancy78.5 yrs63.7 yrs
Population growth+0.41%+2.61%
Net migration (per year)+51,154-147,523
GDP$4.44T (2025)$487B (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$4,171 (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)2.2% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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