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Russian Federation vs Japan: population pyramids in 1970

1970Swap

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 1970, the Russian Federation has a population of 130.1 million and Japan 106.1 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.6% in the Russian Federation and 7.0% in Japan, 0.6 points higher in the Russian Federation. The median age is 30.5 years in the Russian Federation and 29.1 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.01 in the Russian Federation and 2.04 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in the Russian Federation and 72.0 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Russian Federation is projected to grow by 4.7% and that of Japan to shrink by 1.0% compared with 1970.

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

Key figures (1970)

Russian FederationJapan
Population130.1 million106.1 million
Aged 0–1426.5%23.3%
Aged 15–6465.9%69.7%
Aged 65+7.6%7.0%
Median age30.5 yrs29.1 yrs
Old-age dependency11.510.1
Total fertility rate2.012.04
Life expectancy68.7 yrs72.0 yrs
Population growth+0.40%+1.16%
Net migration (per year)-264,464+33,731
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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