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Japan vs Russian Federation: population pyramids in 1957

1957Swap

JapanRussian Federation

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%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 Russian Federation compared

In 1957, Japan has a population of 93.8 million and the Russian Federation 113.8 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.4% in Japan and 5.5% in the Russian Federation, almost the same. The median age is 24.3 years in Japan and 26.5 years in the Russian Federation.

The total fertility rate is 2.04 in Japan and 2.73 in the Russian Federation, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 65.4 years in Japan and 66.0 years in the Russian Federation.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 12.0% and that of the Russian Federation to grow by 19.7% compared with 1957.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $18K in the Russian Federation (2025).

Key figures (1957)

JapanRussian Federation
Population93.8 million113.8 million
Aged 0–1431.9%27.4%
Aged 15–6462.7%67.1%
Aged 65+5.4%5.5%
Median age24.3 yrs26.5 yrs
Old-age dependency8.68.3
Total fertility rate2.042.73
Life expectancy65.4 yrs66.0 yrs
Population growth+0.74%+1.62%
Net migration (per year)-161,856-67,329
GDP$4.44T (2025)$2.56T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$18K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)2.1% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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