World Population PyramidsPopulation pyramids and indicators by country and year日本語

Viet Nam vs Japan: population pyramids in 2099

2099Swap

Viet NamJapan

0.8%0.6%0.4%0.2%0%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%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 2099, Viet Nam has a population of 92.2 million and Japan 76.6 million; Viet Nam is about 1.2 times the size of Japan.

The share aged 65 and over is 31.0% in Viet Nam and 36.8% in Japan, 5.8 points higher in Japan. The median age is 50.1 years in Viet Nam and 53.5 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.70 in Viet Nam and 1.47 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 86.0 years in Viet Nam and 94.3 years in Japan.

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

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2099)

Viet NamJapan
Population92.2 million76.6 million
Aged 0–1413.3%11.6%
Aged 15–6455.7%51.6%
Aged 65+31.0%36.8%
Median age50.1 yrs53.5 yrs
Old-age dependency55.771.2
Total fertility rate1.701.47
Life expectancy86.0 yrs94.3 yrs
Population growth-0.54%-0.50%
Net migration (per year)-31,365+75,526
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.

Compare other years