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Thailand vs Japan: population pyramids in 1972

1972Swap

ThailandJapan

2%1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%2%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.

Thailand and Japan compared

In 1972, Thailand has a population of 37.4 million and Japan 108.6 million; Japan is about 2.9 times the size of Thailand.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.9% in Thailand and 7.3% in Japan, 4.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 17.6 years in Thailand and 29.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.08 in Thailand and 2.11 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 57.8 years in Thailand and 73.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Thailand is projected to grow by 77.7% and that of Japan to shrink by 3.3% compared with 1972.

GDP per person is $8,057 in Thailand (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1972)

ThailandJapan
Population37.4 million108.6 million
Aged 0–1444.2%23.3%
Aged 15–6452.8%69.4%
Aged 65+2.9%7.3%
Median age17.6 yrs29.7 yrs
Old-age dependency5.610.5
Total fertility rate5.082.11
Life expectancy57.8 yrs73.3 yrs
Population growth+2.67%+1.22%
Net migration (per year)+73,082-73,980
GDP$577B (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$8,057 (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment0.8% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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