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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 2012

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PhilippinesJapan

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%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 2012, the Philippines has a population of 99.1 million and Japan 128 million; Japan is about 1.3 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 3.4% in the Philippines and 24.0% in Japan, 20.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 22.2 years in the Philippines and 45.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.14 in the Philippines and 1.38 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 69.2 years in the Philippines and 83.2 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 35.4% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.9% compared with 2012.

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

Key figures (2012)

PhilippinesJapan
Population99.1 million128 million
Aged 0–1435.1%13.3%
Aged 15–6461.5%62.7%
Aged 65+3.4%24.0%
Median age22.2 yrs45.7 yrs
Old-age dependency5.538.3
Total fertility rate3.141.38
Life expectancy69.2 yrs83.2 yrs
Population growth+2.07%-0.15%
Net migration (per year)+95,702+67,904
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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