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Singapore vs Japan: population pyramids in 2098

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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 2098, Singapore has a population of 4.2 million and Japan 77 million; Japan is about 18 times the size of Singapore.

The share aged 65 and over is 39.6% in Singapore and 36.8% in Japan, 2.8 points higher in Singapore. The median age is 56.7 years in Singapore and 53.4 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.35 in Singapore and 1.47 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 92.5 years in Singapore and 94.2 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 (2098)

SingaporeJapan
Population4.2 million77 million
Aged 0–1410.1%11.6%
Aged 15–6450.3%51.6%
Aged 65+39.6%36.8%
Median age56.7 yrs53.4 yrs
Old-age dependency78.771.3
Total fertility rate1.351.47
Life expectancy92.5 yrs94.2 yrs
Population growth-1.08%-0.49%
Net migration (per year)+3,828+78,909
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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