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Singapore vs Japan: population pyramids in 2061

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SingaporeJapan

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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 2061, Singapore has a population of 5.9 million and Japan 97.3 million; Japan is about 17 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 35.5% in Singapore and 37.1% in Japan, 1.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 57.3 years in Singapore and 54.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.21 in Singapore and 1.39 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 88.3 years in Singapore and 89.8 years in Japan.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2061)

SingaporeJapan
Population5.9 million97.3 million
Aged 0–148.7%11.0%
Aged 15–6455.8%52.0%
Aged 65+35.5%37.1%
Median age57.3 yrs54.0 yrs
Old-age dependency63.671.3
Total fertility rate1.211.39
Life expectancy88.3 yrs89.8 yrs
Population growth-0.38%-0.77%
Net migration (per year)+10,185+105,828
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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