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Singapore vs Japan: population pyramids in 1956

1956Swap

SingaporeJapan

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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.

Singapore and Japan compared

In 1956, Singapore has a population of 1.4 million and Japan 92.9 million; Japan is about 69 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.1% in Singapore and 5.3% in Japan, 3.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 18.8 years in Singapore and 23.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 6.44 in Singapore and 2.21 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 62.6 years in Singapore and 65.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Singapore is projected to grow by 348.9% and that of Japan to grow by 13.0% compared with 1956.

GDP per person is $99K in Singapore (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1956)

SingaporeJapan
Population1.4 million92.9 million
Aged 0–1442.5%32.7%
Aged 15–6455.4%62.0%
Aged 65+2.1%5.3%
Median age18.8 yrs23.9 yrs
Old-age dependency3.88.6
Total fertility rate6.442.21
Life expectancy62.6 yrs65.6 yrs
Population growth+5.18%+0.90%
Net migration (per year)+24,287-152,385
GDP$604B (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$99K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment2.8% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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