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China, Taiwan Province of China vs Japan: population pyramids in 1973

1973Swap

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan

1.5%1%0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%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 1973, China, Taiwan Province of China has a population of 15.6 million and Japan 109.9 million; Japan is about 7.0 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 2.9% in China, Taiwan Province of China and 7.5% in Japan, 4.5 points higher in Japan. The median age is 19.5 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 30.0 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.25 in China, Taiwan Province of China and 2.15 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 69.8 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 73.4 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of China, Taiwan Province of China is projected to grow by 24.9% and that of Japan to shrink by 4.4% compared with 1973.

Key figures (1973)

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan
Population15.6 million109.9 million
Aged 0–1439.1%23.5%
Aged 15–6457.9%69.0%
Aged 65+2.9%7.5%
Median age19.5 yrs30.0 yrs
Old-age dependency5.110.8
Total fertility rate3.252.15
Life expectancy69.8 yrs73.4 yrs
Population growth+2.01%+1.28%
Net migration (per year)+18,009-34,674
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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