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Japan vs United States of America: population pyramids in 2087

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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 2087, Japan has a population of 81.3 million and the United States of America 411.3 million; the United States of America is about 5.1 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 37.2% in Japan and 27.6% in the United States of America, 9.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 52.9 years in Japan and 45.5 years in the United States of America.

The total fertility rate is 1.46 in Japan and 1.65 in the United States of America, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 92.9 years in Japan and 87.8 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 (2087)

JapanUnited States of America
Population81.3 million411.3 million
Aged 0–1412.0%14.7%
Aged 15–6450.8%57.6%
Aged 65+37.2%27.6%
Median age52.9 yrs45.5 yrs
Old-age dependency73.347.9
Total fertility rate1.461.65
Life expectancy92.9 yrs87.8 yrs
Population growth-0.47%+0.17%
Net migration (per year)+89,045+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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