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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 1976

1976Swap

PhilippinesJapan

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.

Philippines and Japan compared

In 1976, the Philippines has a population of 42.6 million and Japan 113.9 million; Japan is about 2.7 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.4% in the Philippines and 8.0% in Japan, 5.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 16.3 years in the Philippines and 30.8 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.51 in the Philippines and 1.84 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 60.9 years in the Philippines and 74.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 214.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 7.8% compared with 1976.

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

Key figures (1976)

PhilippinesJapan
Population42.6 million113.9 million
Aged 0–1446.7%23.9%
Aged 15–6450.9%68.1%
Aged 65+2.4%8.0%
Median age16.3 yrs30.8 yrs
Old-age dependency4.811.8
Total fertility rate5.511.84
Life expectancy60.9 yrs74.8 yrs
Population growth+2.65%+0.97%
Net migration (per year)-115,730-34,976
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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