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China, Taiwan Province of China vs Japan: population pyramids in 1953

1953Swap

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan

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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.

China, Taiwan Province of China and Japan compared

In 1953, China, Taiwan Province of China has a population of 8.3 million and Japan 89.8 million; Japan is about 11 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.3% in China, Taiwan Province of China and 5.1% in Japan, 2.8 points higher in Japan. The median age is 18.4 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 22.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 6.68 in China, Taiwan Province of China and 2.67 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 58.6 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 63.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of China, Taiwan Province of China is projected to grow by 135.1% and that of Japan to grow by 17.0% compared with 1953.

Key figures (1953)

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan
Population8.3 million89.8 million
Aged 0–1443.0%34.4%
Aged 15–6454.8%60.6%
Aged 65+2.3%5.1%
Median age18.4 yrs22.9 yrs
Old-age dependency4.18.4
Total fertility rate6.682.67
Life expectancy58.6 yrs63.3 yrs
Population growth+3.65%+1.25%
Net migration (per year)+3,823-28,238
GDP—$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person—$36K (2025)
Unemployment—2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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