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Japan vs Singapore: population pyramids in 2034

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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 2034, Japan has a population of 116.8 million and Singapore 6.1 million; Japan is about 19 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 32.0% in Japan and 18.4% in Singapore, 13.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 53.2 years in Japan and 42.0 years in Singapore.

The total fertility rate is 1.28 in Japan and 1.04 in Singapore, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 86.3 years in Japan and 85.2 years in Singapore.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 10.1% and that of Singapore to shrink by 0.6% compared with 2034.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2034)

JapanSingapore
Population116.8 million6.1 million
Aged 0–1410.1%12.1%
Aged 15–6457.9%69.4%
Aged 65+32.0%18.4%
Median age53.2 yrs42.0 yrs
Old-age dependency55.226.5
Total fertility rate1.281.04
Life expectancy86.3 yrs85.2 yrs
Population growth-0.64%+0.35%
Net migration (per year)+120,872+12,638
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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