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Japan vs China, Taiwan Province of China: population pyramids in 1962

1962Swap

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China

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 China, Taiwan Province of China compared

In 1962, Japan has a population of 97.6 million and China, Taiwan Province of China 11.7 million; Japan is about 8.4 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.9% in Japan and 2.3% in China, Taiwan Province of China, 3.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 26.3 years in Japan and 17.9 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

The total fertility rate is 1.93 in Japan and 5.53 in China, Taiwan Province of China, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in Japan and 63.8 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 7.6% and that of China, Taiwan Province of China to grow by 67.3% compared with 1962.

Key figures (1962)

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China
Population97.6 million11.7 million
Aged 0–1428.6%45.4%
Aged 15–6465.5%52.2%
Aged 65+5.9%2.3%
Median age26.3 yrs17.9 yrs
Old-age dependency9.04.5
Total fertility rate1.935.53
Life expectancy68.7 yrs63.8 yrs
Population growth+0.88%+3.51%
Net migration (per year)-57,075+63,220
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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