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Japan vs Philippines: population pyramids in 2033

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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 2033, Japan has a population of 117.6 million and the Philippines 123.6 million; the Philippines is about 1.1 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 31.6% in Japan and 7.4% in the Philippines, 24.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 53.0 years in Japan and 30.2 years in the Philippines.

The total fertility rate is 1.28 in Japan and 1.80 in the Philippines, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 86.2 years in Japan and 71.0 years in the Philippines.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 10.7% and that of the Philippines to grow by 8.6% compared with 2033.

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 (2033)

JapanPhilippines
Population117.6 million123.6 million
Aged 0–1410.1%22.5%
Aged 15–6458.2%70.2%
Aged 65+31.6%7.4%
Median age53.0 yrs30.2 yrs
Old-age dependency54.310.5
Total fertility rate1.281.80
Life expectancy86.2 yrs71.0 yrs
Population growth-0.63%+0.70%
Net migration (per year)+124,737-113,937
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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