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Russian Federation vs Japan: population pyramids in 1985

1985Swap

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 1985, the Russian Federation has a population of 143 million and Japan 120.6 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 9.7% in the Russian Federation and 10.2% in Japan, 0.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 31.9 years in the Russian Federation and 35.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.09 in the Russian Federation and 1.74 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.3 years in the Russian Federation and 77.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Russian Federation is projected to shrink by 4.8% and that of Japan to shrink by 12.9% compared with 1985.

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

Key figures (1985)

Russian FederationJapan
Population143 million120.6 million
Aged 0–1422.6%22.0%
Aged 15–6467.8%67.8%
Aged 65+9.7%10.2%
Median age31.9 yrs35.2 yrs
Old-age dependency14.315.0
Total fertility rate2.091.74
Life expectancy68.3 yrs77.8 yrs
Population growth+0.78%+0.39%
Net migration (per year)+280,614-141,323
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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