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Viet Nam vs Japan: population pyramids in 1987

1987Swap

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 1987, Viet Nam has a population of 61 million and Japan 121.7 million; Japan is about 2.0 times the size of Viet Nam.

The share aged 65 and over is 5.4% in Viet Nam and 10.8% in Japan, 5.4 points higher in Japan. The median age is 20.0 years in Viet Nam and 36.2 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 3.72 in Viet Nam and 1.67 in Japan, so only Japan is below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 68.0 years in Viet Nam and 78.6 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Viet Nam is projected to grow by 80.4% and that of Japan to shrink by 13.7% compared with 1987.

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

Key figures (1987)

Viet NamJapan
Population61 million121.7 million
Aged 0–1439.8%20.7%
Aged 15–6454.8%68.5%
Aged 65+5.4%10.8%
Median age20.0 yrs36.2 yrs
Old-age dependency9.815.7
Total fertility rate3.721.67
Life expectancy68.0 yrs78.6 yrs
Population growth+2.00%+0.46%
Net migration (per year)-128,095+28,001
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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