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Japan vs United States of America: population pyramids in 2072

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JapanUnited States of America

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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 2072, Japan has a population of 88.9 million and the United States of America 399.2 million; the United States of America is about 4.5 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 36.4% in Japan and 25.9% in the United States of America, 10.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 54.3 years in Japan and 44.7 years in the United States of America.

The total fertility rate is 1.42 in Japan and 1.64 in the United States of America, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 91.1 years in Japan and 86.0 years in the United States of America.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2072)

JapanUnited States of America
Population88.9 million399.2 million
Aged 0–1411.1%14.9%
Aged 15–6452.6%59.2%
Aged 65+36.4%25.9%
Median age54.3 yrs44.7 yrs
Old-age dependency69.243.8
Total fertility rate1.421.64
Life expectancy91.1 yrs86.0 yrs
Population growth-0.74%+0.23%
Net migration (per year)+95,308+1.3 million
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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