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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 1959

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PhilippinesJapan

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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.

Philippines and Japan compared

In 1959, the Philippines has a population of 26.4 million and Japan 95.2 million; Japan is about 3.6 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.3% in the Philippines and 5.6% in Japan, 3.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 15.9 years in the Philippines and 25.1 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 7.00 in the Philippines and 2.03 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 58.8 years in the Philippines and 67.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 409.2% and that of Japan to grow by 10.3% compared with 1959.

GDP per person is $4,171 in the Philippines (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1959)

PhilippinesJapan
Population26.4 million95.2 million
Aged 0–1448.0%30.4%
Aged 15–6449.7%64.1%
Aged 65+2.3%5.6%
Median age15.9 yrs25.1 yrs
Old-age dependency4.78.7
Total fertility rate7.002.03
Life expectancy58.8 yrs67.5 yrs
Population growth+4.04%+0.81%
Net migration (per year)+99,740-202,601
GDP$487B (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$4,171 (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment2.2% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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