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Japan vs United States of America: population pyramids in 1974

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JapanUnited States of America

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 United States of America compared

In 1974, Japan has a population of 111.3 million and the United States of America 216 million; the United States of America is about 1.9 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.7% in Japan and 10.1% in the United States of America, 2.4 points higher in the United States of America. The median age is 30.3 years in Japan and 28.2 years in the United States of America.

The total fertility rate is 2.07 in Japan and 1.87 in the United States of America, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.8 years in Japan and 72.0 years in the United States of America.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 5.6% and that of the United States of America to grow by 76.0% compared with 1974.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $90K in the United States of America (2025).

Key figures (1974)

JapanUnited States of America
Population111.3 million216 million
Aged 0–1423.7%26.3%
Aged 15–6468.7%63.7%
Aged 65+7.7%10.1%
Median age30.3 yrs28.2 yrs
Old-age dependency11.215.8
Total fertility rate2.071.87
Life expectancy73.8 yrs72.0 yrs
Population growth+1.23%+0.95%
Net migration (per year)-10,145+706,978
GDP$4.44T (2025)$30.8T (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$90K (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)4.2% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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