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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 2023

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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 2023, the Philippines has a population of 114.4 million and Japan 124.6 million; Japan is about 1.1 times the size of the Philippines.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.1% in the Philippines and 29.4% in Japan, 24.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 26.1 years in the Philippines and 49.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.92 in the Philippines and 1.21 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 69.8 years in the Philippines and 84.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 17.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 15.7% compared with 2023.

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

Key figures (2023)

PhilippinesJapan
Population114.4 million124.6 million
Aged 0–1429.0%11.8%
Aged 15–6465.9%58.8%
Aged 65+5.1%29.4%
Median age26.1 yrs49.7 yrs
Old-age dependency7.849.9
Total fertility rate1.921.21
Life expectancy69.8 yrs84.7 yrs
Population growth+0.84%-0.48%
Net migration (per year)-164,284+175,003
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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