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Japan vs China, Taiwan Province of China: population pyramids in 1972

1972Swap

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China

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 China, Taiwan Province of China compared

In 1972, Japan has a population of 108.6 million and China, Taiwan Province of China 15.3 million; Japan is about 7.1 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.3% in Japan and 2.9% in China, Taiwan Province of China, 4.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 29.7 years in Japan and 19.2 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

The total fertility rate is 2.11 in Japan and 3.44 in China, Taiwan Province of China, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.3 years in Japan and 69.6 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 3.3% and that of China, Taiwan Province of China to grow by 27.6% compared with 1972.

Key figures (1972)

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China
Population108.6 million15.3 million
Aged 0–1423.3%39.7%
Aged 15–6469.4%57.4%
Aged 65+7.3%2.9%
Median age29.7 yrs19.2 yrs
Old-age dependency10.55.0
Total fertility rate2.113.44
Life expectancy73.3 yrs69.6 yrs
Population growth+1.22%+2.11%
Net migration (per year)-73,980+27,232
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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