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Japan vs Philippines: population pyramids in 2031

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JapanPhilippines

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 2031, Japan has a population of 119.1 million and the Philippines 121.9 million; the two are about the same size.

The share aged 65 and over is 31.2% in Japan and 6.9% in the Philippines, 24.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 52.6 years in Japan and 29.4 years in the Philippines.

The total fertility rate is 1.27 in Japan and 1.81 in the Philippines, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 85.9 years in Japan and 70.8 years in the Philippines.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 11.8% and that of the Philippines to grow by 10.2% compared with 2031.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2031)

JapanPhilippines
Population119.1 million121.9 million
Aged 0–1410.3%23.6%
Aged 15–6458.5%69.5%
Aged 65+31.2%6.9%
Median age52.6 yrs29.4 yrs
Old-age dependency53.410.0
Total fertility rate1.271.81
Life expectancy85.9 yrs70.8 yrs
Population growth-0.62%+0.72%
Net migration (per year)+124,022-122,831
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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