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Japan vs China, Taiwan Province of China: population pyramids in 1998

1998Swap

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 1998, Japan has a population of 126.4 million and China, Taiwan Province of China 22 million; Japan is about 5.8 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 16.0% in Japan and 7.9% in China, Taiwan Province of China, 8.1 points higher in Japan. The median age is 40.9 years in Japan and 30.6 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

The total fertility rate is 1.37 in Japan and 1.54 in China, Taiwan Province of China, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 80.7 years in Japan and 75.5 years in China, Taiwan Province of China.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 16.9% and that of China, Taiwan Province of China to shrink by 11.2% compared with 1998.

Key figures (1998)

JapanChina, Taiwan Province of China
Population126.4 million22 million
Aged 0–1414.9%22.4%
Aged 15–6469.0%69.7%
Aged 65+16.0%7.9%
Median age40.9 yrs30.6 yrs
Old-age dependency23.211.4
Total fertility rate1.371.54
Life expectancy80.7 yrs75.5 yrs
Population growth+0.22%+0.68%
Net migration (per year)+45,912-10,460
GDP$4.44T (2025)—
GDP per person$36K (2025)—
Unemployment2.5% (2025)—

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