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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 2040

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PhilippinesJapan

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 2040, the Philippines has a population of 129.2 million and Japan 112.3 million; the Philippines is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 8.7% in the Philippines and 35.0% in Japan, 26.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 32.8 years in the Philippines and 53.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.77 in the Philippines and 1.31 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 71.9 years in the Philippines and 87.1 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 3.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 6.5% compared with 2040.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2040)

PhilippinesJapan
Population129.2 million112.3 million
Aged 0–1421.2%10.4%
Aged 15–6470.1%54.6%
Aged 65+8.7%35.0%
Median age32.8 yrs53.9 yrs
Old-age dependency12.464.1
Total fertility rate1.771.31
Life expectancy71.9 yrs87.1 yrs
Population growth+0.53%-0.65%
Net migration (per year)-111,686+118,186
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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