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Viet Nam vs Japan: population pyramids in 1972

1972Swap

Viet NamJapan

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.

Viet Nam and Japan compared

In 1972, Viet Nam has a population of 43 million and Japan 108.6 million; Japan is about 2.5 times the size of Viet Nam.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.3% in Viet Nam and 7.3% in Japan, 2.0 points higher in Japan. The median age is 18.3 years in Viet Nam and 29.7 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 6.10 in Viet Nam and 2.11 in Japan, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 51.9 years in Viet Nam and 73.3 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Viet Nam is projected to grow by 156.0% and that of Japan to shrink by 3.3% compared with 1972.

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

Key figures (1972)

Viet NamJapan
Population43 million108.6 million
Aged 0–1442.6%23.3%
Aged 15–6452.1%69.4%
Aged 65+5.3%7.3%
Median age18.3 yrs29.7 yrs
Old-age dependency10.210.5
Total fertility rate6.102.11
Life expectancy51.9 yrs73.3 yrs
Population growth+2.12%+1.22%
Net migration (per year)-1,920-73,980
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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