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Philippines vs Japan: population pyramids in 2056

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PhilippinesJapan

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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 2056, the Philippines has a population of 135.2 million and Japan 101 million; the Philippines is about 1.3 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 13.0% in the Philippines and 37.4% in Japan, 24.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 39.1 years in the Philippines and 53.6 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.72 in the Philippines and 1.37 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 74.0 years in the Philippines and 89.2 years in Japan.

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 (2056)

PhilippinesJapan
Population135.2 million101 million
Aged 0–1418.2%11.2%
Aged 15–6468.8%51.4%
Aged 65+13.0%37.4%
Median age39.1 yrs53.6 yrs
Old-age dependency18.872.7
Total fertility rate1.721.37
Life expectancy74.0 yrs89.2 yrs
Population growth+0.01%-0.70%
Net migration (per year)-111,912+104,105
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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