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Japan vs Russian Federation: population pyramids in 1973

1973Swap

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 1973, Japan has a population of 109.9 million and the Russian Federation 132.1 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.5% in Japan and 8.3% in the Russian Federation, 0.8 points higher in the Russian Federation. The median age is 30.0 years in Japan and 31.6 years in the Russian Federation.

The total fertility rate is 2.15 in Japan and 2.01 in the Russian Federation, so only the Russian Federation is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Japan and 69.0 years in the Russian Federation.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 4.4% and that of the Russian Federation to grow by 3.1% compared with 1973.

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

Key figures (1973)

JapanRussian Federation
Population109.9 million132.1 million
Aged 0–1423.5%24.5%
Aged 15–6469.0%67.2%
Aged 65+7.5%8.3%
Median age30.0 yrs31.6 yrs
Old-age dependency10.812.3
Total fertility rate2.152.01
Life expectancy73.4 yrs69.0 yrs
Population growth+1.28%+0.56%
Net migration (per year)-34,674-107,568
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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