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China, Taiwan Province of China vs Japan: population pyramids in 2065

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China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan

1%0.75%0.5%0.25%0%0.25%0.5%0.75%1%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 2065, China, Taiwan Province of China has a population of 16.2 million and Japan 94.2 million; Japan is about 5.8 times the size of China, Taiwan Province of China.

The share aged 65 and over is 42.5% in China, Taiwan Province of China and 36.7% in Japan, 5.8 points higher in China, Taiwan Province of China. The median age is 59.2 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 54.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.17 in China, Taiwan Province of China and 1.40 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 86.9 years in China, Taiwan Province of China and 90.3 years in Japan.

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2065)

China, Taiwan Province of ChinaJapan
Population16.2 million94.2 million
Aged 0–148.5%10.8%
Aged 15–6449.0%52.5%
Aged 65+42.5%36.7%
Median age59.2 yrs54.2 yrs
Old-age dependency86.769.9
Total fertility rate1.171.40
Life expectancy86.9 yrs90.3 yrs
Population growth-1.40%-0.81%
Net migration (per year)+6,717+99,118
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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