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Singapore vs Japan: population pyramids in 1984

1984Swap

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 1984, Singapore has a population of 2.7 million and Japan 120.2 million; Japan is about 44 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.9% in Singapore and 9.9% in Japan, 4.9 points higher in Japan. The median age is 26.6 years in Singapore and 34.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.54 in Singapore and 1.78 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 72.6 years in Singapore and 77.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Singapore is projected to grow by 124.7% and that of Japan to shrink by 12.6% compared with 1984.

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

Key figures (1984)

SingaporeJapan
Population2.7 million120.2 million
Aged 0–1423.4%22.4%
Aged 15–6471.6%67.7%
Aged 65+4.9%9.9%
Median age26.6 yrs34.7 yrs
Old-age dependency6.914.6
Total fertility rate1.541.78
Life expectancy72.6 yrs77.5 yrs
Population growth+1.00%+0.35%
Net migration (per year)-4,396-273,686
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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