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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 1981

1981Swap

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 1981, the Philippines has a population of 48.7 million and Japan 118.7 million; Japan is about 2.4 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.6% in the Philippines and 9.2% in Japan, 6.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 17.3 years in the Philippines and 33.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 4.97 in the Philippines and 1.72 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 61.9 years in the Philippines and 76.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 175.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 11.5% compared with 1981.

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

Key figures (1981)

PhilippinesJapan
Population48.7 million118.7 million
Aged 0–1444.1%23.3%
Aged 15–6453.2%67.5%
Aged 65+2.6%9.2%
Median age17.3 yrs33.0 yrs
Old-age dependency5.013.6
Total fertility rate4.971.72
Life expectancy61.9 yrs76.6 yrs
Population growth+2.64%+0.43%
Net migration (per year)-134,484-278,525
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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