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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 2017

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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 2017, the Philippines has a population of 107.4 million and Japan 127 million; Japan is about 1.2 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.0% in the Philippines and 27.7% in Japan, 23.7 points higher in Japan. The median age is 23.8 years in the Philippines and 47.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.53 in the Philippines and 1.39 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 70.0 years in the Philippines and 84.2 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 24.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.3% compared with 2017.

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

Key figures (2017)

PhilippinesJapan
Population107.4 million127 million
Aged 0–1432.6%12.7%
Aged 15–6463.4%59.6%
Aged 65+4.0%27.7%
Median age23.8 yrs47.3 yrs
Old-age dependency6.446.5
Total fertility rate2.531.39
Life expectancy70.0 yrs84.2 yrs
Population growth+1.26%-0.10%
Net migration (per year)-263,593+322,564
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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