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China, Taiwan Province of China vs Japan: population pyramids in 1959

1959Swap

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 1959, China, Taiwan Province of China has a population of 10.4 million and Japan 95.2 million; Japan is about 9.1 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.4% in China, Taiwan Province of China and 5.6% in Japan, 3.2 points higher in Japan. The median age is 17.8 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 25.1 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.94 in China, Taiwan Province of China and 2.03 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 61.6 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 67.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of China, Taiwan Province of China is projected to grow by 86.8% and that of Japan to grow by 10.3% compared with 1959.

Key figures (1959)

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan
Population10.4 million95.2 million
Aged 0–1444.6%30.4%
Aged 15–6453.1%64.1%
Aged 65+2.4%5.6%
Median age17.8 yrs25.1 yrs
Old-age dependency4.48.7
Total fertility rate5.942.03
Life expectancy61.6 yrs67.5 yrs
Population growth+3.76%+0.81%
Net migration (per year)+62,738-202,601
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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