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Singapore vs Japan: population pyramids in 2023

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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 2023, Singapore has a population of 5.8 million and Japan 124.6 million; Japan is about 22 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 12.8% in Singapore and 29.4% in Japan, 16.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 35.8 years in Singapore and 49.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 0.94 in Singapore and 1.21 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 83.7 years in Singapore and 84.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Singapore is projected to grow by 5.5% and that of Japan to shrink by 15.7% compared with 2023.

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

Key figures (2023)

SingaporeJapan
Population5.8 million124.6 million
Aged 0–1411.9%11.8%
Aged 15–6475.3%58.8%
Aged 65+12.8%29.4%
Median age35.8 yrs49.7 yrs
Old-age dependency17.049.9
Total fertility rate0.941.21
Life expectancy83.7 yrs84.7 yrs
Population growth+0.81%-0.48%
Net migration (per year)+26,996+175,003
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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