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Singapore vs Japan: population pyramids in 1959

1959Swap

SingaporeJapan

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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.

Singapore and Japan compared

In 1959, Singapore has a population of 1.5 million and Japan 95.2 million; Japan is about 62 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.3% in Singapore and 5.6% in Japan, 3.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 18.5 years in Singapore and 25.1 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 6.12 in Singapore and 2.03 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Singapore and 67.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Singapore is projected to grow by 294.5% and that of Japan to grow by 10.3% compared with 1959.

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

Key figures (1959)

SingaporeJapan
Population1.5 million95.2 million
Aged 0–1444.1%30.4%
Aged 15–6453.6%64.1%
Aged 65+2.3%5.6%
Median age18.5 yrs25.1 yrs
Old-age dependency4.28.7
Total fertility rate6.122.03
Life expectancy64.8 yrs67.5 yrs
Population growth+3.30%+0.81%
Net migration (per year)+421-202,601
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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