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Japan vs China, Taiwan Province of China: population pyramids in 1955

1955Swap

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China

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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 China, Taiwan Province of China compared

In 1955, Japan has a population of 91.9 million and China, Taiwan Province of China 8.9 million; Japan is about 10 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.2% in Japan and 2.4% in China, Taiwan Province of China, 2.9 points higher in Japan. The median age is 23.5 years in Japan and 18.0 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

The total fertility rate is 2.35 in Japan and 6.59 in China, Taiwan Province of China, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Japan and 59.8 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 14.3% and that of China, Taiwan Province of China to grow by 118.5% compared with 1955.

Key figures (1955)

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China
Population91.9 million8.9 million
Aged 0–1433.5%43.6%
Aged 15–6461.2%54.0%
Aged 65+5.2%2.4%
Median age23.5 yrs18.0 yrs
Old-age dependency8.64.4
Total fertility rate2.356.59
Life expectancy65.7 yrs59.8 yrs
Population growth+1.08%+3.83%
Net migration (per year)-95,975+22,736
GDP$4.44T (2025)—
GDP per person$36K (2025)—
Unemployment2.5% (2025)—

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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