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China, Taiwan Province of China vs Japan: population pyramids in 1983

1983Swap

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 1983, China, Taiwan Province of China has a population of 18.9 million and Japan 119.7 million; Japan is about 6.3 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.4% in China, Taiwan Province of China and 9.7% in Japan, 5.3 points higher in Japan. The median age is 23.6 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 34.1 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 2.18 in China, Taiwan Province of China and 1.77 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 77.1 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of China, Taiwan Province of China is projected to grow by 3.3% and that of Japan to shrink by 12.3% compared with 1983.

Key figures (1983)

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan
Population18.9 million119.7 million
Aged 0–1431.3%22.8%
Aged 15–6464.3%67.5%
Aged 65+4.4%9.7%
Median age23.6 yrs34.1 yrs
Old-age dependency6.814.3
Total fertility rate2.181.77
Life expectancy72.4 yrs77.1 yrs
Population growth+1.53%+0.38%
Net migration (per year)-14,873-269,755
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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