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Japan vs Russian Federation: population pyramids in 1967

1967Swap

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 1967, Japan has a population of 102.3 million and the Russian Federation 128 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.3 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.6% in Japan and 6.9% in the Russian Federation, almost the same. The median age is 28.1 years in Japan and 29.1 years in the Russian Federation.

The total fertility rate is 2.16 in Japan and 2.02 in the Russian Federation, so only the Russian Federation is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 71.4 years in Japan and 69.2 years in the Russian Federation.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 2.7% and that of the Russian Federation to grow by 6.4% compared with 1967.

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

Key figures (1967)

JapanRussian Federation
Population102.3 million128 million
Aged 0–1423.9%28.6%
Aged 15–6469.4%64.5%
Aged 65+6.6%6.9%
Median age28.1 yrs29.1 yrs
Old-age dependency9.510.7
Total fertility rate2.162.02
Life expectancy71.4 yrs69.2 yrs
Population growth+1.26%+0.58%
Net migration (per year)+29,632-116,029
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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