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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 1988

1988Swap

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 1988, the Philippines has a population of 59 million and Japan 122.2 million; Japan is about 2.1 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.8% in the Philippines and 11.1% in Japan, 8.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 18.5 years in the Philippines and 36.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 4.45 in the Philippines and 1.63 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 63.7 years in the Philippines and 78.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 127.7% and that of Japan to shrink by 14.1% compared with 1988.

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

Key figures (1988)

PhilippinesJapan
Population59 million122.2 million
Aged 0–1442.1%19.9%
Aged 15–6455.1%68.9%
Aged 65+2.8%11.1%
Median age18.5 yrs36.7 yrs
Old-age dependency5.116.1
Total fertility rate4.451.63
Life expectancy63.7 yrs78.5 yrs
Population growth+2.61%+0.41%
Net migration (per year)-147,523+51,154
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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