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China, Taiwan Province of China vs Japan: population pyramids in 1962

1962Swap

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan

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.

China, Taiwan Province of China and Japan compared

In 1962, China, Taiwan Province of China has a population of 11.7 million and Japan 97.6 million; Japan is about 8.4 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 5.9% in Japan, 3.6 points higher in Japan. The median age is 17.9 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 26.3 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 5.53 in China, Taiwan Province of China and 1.93 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 68.7 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of China, Taiwan Province of China is projected to grow by 67.3% and that of Japan to grow by 7.6% compared with 1962.

Key figures (1962)

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan
Population11.7 million97.6 million
Aged 0–1445.4%28.6%
Aged 15–6452.2%65.5%
Aged 65+2.3%5.9%
Median age17.9 yrs26.3 yrs
Old-age dependency4.59.0
Total fertility rate5.531.93
Life expectancy63.8 yrs68.7 yrs
Population growth+3.51%+0.88%
Net migration (per year)+63,220-57,075
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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