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Japan vs Viet Nam: population pyramids in 2088

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JapanViet Nam

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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 Viet Nam compared

In 2088, Japan has a population of 80.9 million and Viet Nam 97.3 million; Viet Nam is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 37.2% in Japan and 29.8% in Viet Nam, 7.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 52.9 years in Japan and 48.3 years in Viet Nam.

The total fertility rate is 1.46 in Japan and 1.71 in Viet Nam, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 93.0 years in Japan and 84.5 years in Viet Nam.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2088)

JapanViet Nam
Population80.9 million97.3 million
Aged 0–1412.0%13.8%
Aged 15–6450.9%56.4%
Aged 65+37.2%29.8%
Median age52.9 yrs48.3 yrs
Old-age dependency73.152.8
Total fertility rate1.461.71
Life expectancy93.0 yrs84.5 yrs
Population growth-0.47%-0.47%
Net migration (per year)+88,131-21,322
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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