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Singapore vs Japan: population pyramids in 2006

2006Swap

SingaporeJapan

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.

Singapore and Japan compared

In 2006, Singapore has a population of 4.3 million and Japan 127.9 million; Japan is about 30 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 7.1% in Singapore and 20.6% in Japan, 13.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 33.5 years in Singapore and 43.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.07 in Singapore and 1.28 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 80.6 years in Singapore and 82.4 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Singapore is projected to grow by 40.6% and that of Japan to shrink by 17.9% compared with 2006.

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

Key figures (2006)

SingaporeJapan
Population4.3 million127.9 million
Aged 0–1416.9%13.7%
Aged 15–6475.9%65.7%
Aged 65+7.1%20.6%
Median age33.5 yrs43.7 yrs
Old-age dependency9.431.4
Total fertility rate1.071.28
Life expectancy80.6 yrs82.4 yrs
Population growth+3.65%+0.08%
Net migration (per year)+135,625+130,065
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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