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Japan vs China, Taiwan Province of China: population pyramids in 1965

1965Swap

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 1965, Japan has a population of 100.4 million and China, Taiwan Province of China 12.9 million; Japan is about 7.8 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 6.3% in Japan and 2.4% in China, Taiwan Province of China, 3.8 points higher in Japan. The median age is 27.4 years in Japan and 17.7 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

The total fertility rate is 2.09 in Japan and 4.99 in China, Taiwan Province of China, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.3 years in Japan and 65.7 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to grow by 4.7% and that of China, Taiwan Province of China to grow by 51.0% compared with 1965.

Key figures (1965)

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China
Population100.4 million12.9 million
Aged 0–1425.4%44.6%
Aged 15–6468.3%52.9%
Aged 65+6.3%2.4%
Median age27.4 yrs17.7 yrs
Old-age dependency9.24.6
Total fertility rate2.094.99
Life expectancy70.3 yrs65.7 yrs
Population growth+1.08%+3.17%
Net migration (per year)-50,667+70,592
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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