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Japan vs Russian Federation: population pyramids in 1971

1971Swap

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 1971, Japan has a population of 107.3 million and the Russian Federation 130.6 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.1% in Japan and 7.8% in the Russian Federation, 0.7 points higher in the Russian Federation. The median age is 29.4 years in Japan and 30.9 years in the Russian Federation.

The total fertility rate is 2.09 in Japan and 2.05 in the Russian Federation, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 72.8 years in Japan and 68.9 years in the Russian Federation.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 2.1% and that of the Russian Federation to grow by 4.2% compared with 1971.

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

Key figures (1971)

JapanRussian Federation
Population107.3 million130.6 million
Aged 0–1423.2%25.8%
Aged 15–6469.7%66.5%
Aged 65+7.1%7.8%
Median age29.4 yrs30.9 yrs
Old-age dependency10.211.7
Total fertility rate2.092.05
Life expectancy72.8 yrs68.9 yrs
Population growth+1.15%+0.55%
Net migration (per year)-107,778-134,968
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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