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Japan vs Russian Federation: population pyramids in 1988

1988Swap

JapanRussian Federation

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 1988, Japan has a population of 122.2 million and the Russian Federation 146.8 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 11.1% in Japan and 9.5% in the Russian Federation, 1.7 points higher in Japan. The median age is 36.7 years in Japan and 32.4 years in the Russian Federation.

The total fertility rate is 1.63 in Japan and 2.16 in the Russian Federation, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 78.5 years in Japan and 69.9 years in the Russian Federation.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 14.1% and that of the Russian Federation to shrink by 7.2% compared with 1988.

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

Key figures (1988)

JapanRussian Federation
Population122.2 million146.8 million
Aged 0–1419.9%23.0%
Aged 15–6468.9%67.6%
Aged 65+11.1%9.5%
Median age36.7 yrs32.4 yrs
Old-age dependency16.114.0
Total fertility rate1.632.16
Life expectancy78.5 yrs69.9 yrs
Population growth+0.41%+0.76%
Net migration (per year)+51,154+269,862
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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