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Japan vs Russian Federation: population pyramids in 1959

1959Swap

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 1959, Japan has a population of 95.2 million and the Russian Federation 117.5 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.6% in Japan and 5.8% in the Russian Federation, almost the same. The median age is 25.1 years in Japan and 27.0 years in the Russian Federation.

The total fertility rate is 2.03 in Japan and 2.66 in the Russian Federation, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 67.5 years in Japan and 67.4 years in the Russian Federation.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 10.3% and that of the Russian Federation to grow by 15.9% compared with 1959.

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

Key figures (1959)

JapanRussian Federation
Population95.2 million117.5 million
Aged 0–1430.4%29.2%
Aged 15–6464.1%64.9%
Aged 65+5.6%5.8%
Median age25.1 yrs27.0 yrs
Old-age dependency8.79.0
Total fertility rate2.032.66
Life expectancy67.5 yrs67.4 yrs
Population growth+0.81%+1.31%
Net migration (per year)-202,601-403,160
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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