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Russian Federation vs Japan: population pyramids in 2027

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Russian FederationJapan

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.

Russian Federation and Japan compared

In 2027, the Russian Federation has a population of 143.2 million and Japan 122 million; the Russian Federation is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 18.6% in the Russian Federation and 30.2% in Japan, 11.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 41.9 years in the Russian Federation and 51.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.47 in the Russian Federation and 1.24 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 73.9 years in the Russian Federation and 85.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of the Russian Federation is projected to shrink by 4.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 13.9% compared with 2027.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2027)

Russian FederationJapan
Population143.2 million122 million
Aged 0–1416.6%11.0%
Aged 15–6464.8%58.8%
Aged 65+18.6%30.2%
Median age41.9 yrs51.3 yrs
Old-age dependency28.751.4
Total fertility rate1.471.24
Life expectancy73.9 yrs85.3 yrs
Population growth-0.26%-0.58%
Net migration (per year)+302,018+127,401
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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