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Singapore vs Japan: population pyramids in 1974

1974Swap

SingaporeJapan

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.

Singapore and Japan compared

In 1974, Singapore has a population of 2.2 million and Japan 111.3 million; Japan is about 50 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 3.8% in Singapore and 7.7% in Japan, 3.9 points higher in Japan. The median age is 21.2 years in Singapore and 30.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.35 in Singapore and 2.07 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 69.7 years in Singapore and 73.8 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Singapore is projected to grow by 174.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 5.6% compared with 1974.

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

Key figures (1974)

SingaporeJapan
Population2.2 million111.3 million
Aged 0–1434.4%23.7%
Aged 15–6461.8%68.7%
Aged 65+3.8%7.7%
Median age21.2 yrs30.3 yrs
Old-age dependency6.111.2
Total fertility rate2.352.07
Life expectancy69.7 yrs73.8 yrs
Population growth+1.53%+1.23%
Net migration (per year)+2,748-10,145
GDP$604B (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$99K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment2.8% (2025)2.5% (2025)

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