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Japan vs Singapore: population pyramids in 2026

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JapanSingapore

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 Singapore compared

In 2026, Japan has a population of 122.6 million and Singapore 5.9 million; Japan is about 21 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 30.0% in Japan and 14.5% in Singapore, 15.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 51.0 years in Japan and 37.5 years in Singapore.

The total fertility rate is 1.23 in Japan and 0.97 in Singapore, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 85.2 years in Japan and 84.1 years in Singapore.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 14.4% and that of Singapore to grow by 3.3% compared with 2026.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2026)

JapanSingapore
Population122.6 million5.9 million
Aged 0–1411.2%11.7%
Aged 15–6458.8%73.8%
Aged 65+30.0%14.5%
Median age51.0 yrs37.5 yrs
Old-age dependency51.119.6
Total fertility rate1.230.97
Life expectancy85.2 yrs84.1 yrs
Population growth-0.56%+0.56%
Net migration (per year)+128,619+13,379
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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