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Japan vs Viet Nam: population pyramids in 1973

1973Swap

JapanViet Nam

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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 Viet Nam compared

In 1973, Japan has a population of 109.9 million and Viet Nam 43.9 million; Japan is about 2.5 times the size of Viet Nam.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.5% in Japan and 5.3% in Viet Nam, 2.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 30.0 years in Japan and 18.4 years in Viet Nam.

The total fertility rate is 2.15 in Japan and 6.11 in Viet Nam, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Japan and 55.7 years in Viet Nam.

By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to shrink by 4.4% and that of Viet Nam to grow by 150.6% compared with 1973.

GDP per person is $36K in Japan (2025) and $5,066 in Viet Nam (2025).

Key figures (1973)

JapanViet Nam
Population109.9 million43.9 million
Aged 0–1423.5%42.3%
Aged 15–6469.0%52.5%
Aged 65+7.5%5.3%
Median age30.0 yrs18.4 yrs
Old-age dependency10.810.0
Total fertility rate2.156.11
Life expectancy73.4 yrs55.7 yrs
Population growth+1.28%+2.35%
Net migration (per year)-34,674-19,937
GDP$4.44T (2025)$515B (2025)
GDP per person$36K (2025)$5,066 (2025)
Unemployment2.5% (2025)1.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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