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Japan vs Singapore: population pyramids in 1950

◀1950Swap

JapanSingapore

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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 Singapore compared

In 1950, Japan has a population of 85.7 million and Singapore 986,744; Japan is about 87 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.9% in Japan and 2.4% in Singapore, 2.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 22.2 years in Japan and 20.0 years in Singapore.

The total fertility rate is 3.62 in Japan and 6.23 in Singapore, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 59.2 years in Japan and 54.1 years in Singapore.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 22.6% and that of Singapore to grow by 516.5% compared with 1950.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $99K in Singapore (2025).

Key figures (1950)

JapanSingapore
Population85.7 million986,744
Aged 0–1435.3%40.4%
Aged 15–6459.8%57.2%
Aged 65+4.9%2.4%
Median age22.2 yrs20.0 yrs
Old-age dependency8.24.2
Total fertility rate3.626.23
Life expectancy59.2 yrs54.1 yrs
Population growth+1.73%+5.24%
Net migration (per year)-24,997+20,670
GDP$4.44T (2025)$604B (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$99K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)2.8% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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