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Japan vs Russian Federation: population pyramids in 2041

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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 2041, Japan has a population of 111.5 million and the Russian Federation 138.1 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 35.4% in Japan and 21.4% in the Russian Federation, 14.1 points higher in Japan. The median age is 54.0 years in Japan and 44.7 years in the Russian Federation.

The total fertility rate is 1.31 in Japan and 1.52 in the Russian Federation, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 87.2 years in Japan and 76.4 years in the Russian Federation.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 5.8% and that of the Russian Federation to shrink by 1.4% compared with 2041.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2041)

JapanRussian Federation
Population111.5 million138.1 million
Aged 0–1410.5%13.9%
Aged 15–6454.1%64.7%
Aged 65+35.4%21.4%
Median age54.0 yrs44.7 yrs
Old-age dependency65.533.0
Total fertility rate1.311.52
Life expectancy87.2 yrs76.4 yrs
Population growth-0.66%-0.18%
Net migration (per year)+112,365+317,318
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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