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Japan vs China, Taiwan Province of China: population pyramids in 1986

1986Swap

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 1986, Japan has a population of 121.1 million and China, Taiwan Province of China 19.7 million; Japan is about 6.1 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 10.5% in Japan and 4.9% in China, Taiwan Province of China, 5.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 35.7 years in Japan and 24.9 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

The total fertility rate is 1.70 in Japan and 1.72 in China, Taiwan Province of China, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 78.2 years in Japan and 73.3 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 13.2% and that of China, Taiwan Province of China to shrink by 1.0% compared with 1986.

Key figures (1986)

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China
Population121.1 million19.7 million
Aged 0–1421.4%29.7%
Aged 15–6468.1%65.4%
Aged 65+10.5%4.9%
Median age35.7 yrs24.9 yrs
Old-age dependency15.47.5
Total fertility rate1.701.72
Life expectancy78.2 yrs73.3 yrs
Population growth+0.49%+1.09%
Net migration (per year)+27,987-15,579
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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