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Russian Federation vs Japan: population pyramids in 1956

1956Swap

Russian FederationJapan

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.

Russian Federation and Japan compared

In 1956, the Russian Federation has a population of 112 million and Japan 92.9 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.5% in the Russian Federation and 5.3% in Japan, almost the same. The median age is 26.1 years in the Russian Federation and 23.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.76 in the Russian Federation and 2.21 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in the Russian Federation and 65.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Russian Federation is projected to grow by 21.6% and that of Japan to grow by 13.0% compared with 1956.

GDP per person is $18K in the Russian Federation (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1956)

Russian FederationJapan
Population112 million92.9 million
Aged 0–1427.4%32.7%
Aged 15–6467.1%62.0%
Aged 65+5.5%5.3%
Median age26.1 yrs23.9 yrs
Old-age dependency8.18.6
Total fertility rate2.762.21
Life expectancy66.5 yrs65.6 yrs
Population growth+1.58%+0.90%
Net migration (per year)-184,450-152,385
GDP$2.56T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$18K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment2.1% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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