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Viet Nam vs Japan: population pyramids in 1959

1959Swap

Viet NamJapan

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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.

Viet Nam and Japan compared

In 1959, Viet Nam has a population of 31.1 million and Japan 95.2 million; Japan is about 3.1 times the size of Viet Nam.

The share aged 65 and over is 4.7% in Viet Nam and 5.6% in Japan, 0.8 points higher in Japan. The median age is 22.0 years in Viet Nam and 25.1 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 6.25 in Viet Nam and 2.03 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 57.4 years in Viet Nam and 67.5 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Viet Nam is projected to grow by 253.5% and that of Japan to grow by 10.3% compared with 1959.

GDP per person is $5,066 in Viet Nam (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Key figures (1959)

Viet NamJapan
Population31.1 million95.2 million
Aged 0–1439.7%30.4%
Aged 15–6455.6%64.1%
Aged 65+4.7%5.6%
Median age22.0 yrs25.1 yrs
Old-age dependency8.58.7
Total fertility rate6.252.03
Life expectancy57.4 yrs67.5 yrs
Population growth+2.97%+0.81%
Net migration (per year)+0-202,601
GDP$515B (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$5,066 (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment1.5% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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