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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 2049

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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 2049, the Philippines has a population of 133.9 million and Japan 105.7 million; the Philippines is about 1.3 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 10.8% in the Philippines and 37.1% in Japan, 26.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 36.3 years in the Philippines and 53.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.74 in the Philippines and 1.35 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.1 years in the Philippines and 88.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Philippines is projected to grow by 0.2% and that of Japan to shrink by 0.7% compared with 2049.

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 (2049)

PhilippinesJapan
Population133.9 million105.7 million
Aged 0–1420.0%11.2%
Aged 15–6469.3%51.7%
Aged 65+10.8%37.1%
Median age36.3 yrs53.6 yrs
Old-age dependency15.571.7
Total fertility rate1.741.35
Life expectancy73.1 yrs88.3 yrs
Population growth+0.23%-0.64%
Net migration (per year)-106,180+116,311
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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