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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 1992

1992Swap

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 1992, the Philippines has a population of 65.1 million and Japan 124.1 million; Japan is about 1.9 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.8% in the Philippines and 12.9% in Japan, 10.1 points higher in Japan. The median age is 18.9 years in the Philippines and 38.5 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 4.16 in the Philippines and 1.48 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 65.3 years in the Philippines and 79.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 106.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 15.4% compared with 1992.

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

Key figures (1992)

PhilippinesJapan
Population65.1 million124.1 million
Aged 0–1441.8%17.1%
Aged 15–6455.4%70.0%
Aged 65+2.8%12.9%
Median age18.9 yrs38.5 yrs
Old-age dependency5.118.4
Total fertility rate4.161.48
Life expectancy65.3 yrs79.3 yrs
Population growth+2.61%+0.38%
Net migration (per year)-50,338+170,878
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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