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Population Pyramid of Japan2024

Total population
123.8M
Median age
50.4
Peak year
2009
Peak population
128.2M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 86.4M · median age 22.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 118.4M · median age 32.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 127.0M · median age 41.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 123.8M · median age 50.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 105.1M · median age 53.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 76.8M · median age 54
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Japan presently shows a constrictive pyramid, narrower at the base than in the middle, reflecting sustained sub-replacement fertility and population ageing. The median age in 2024 is 50.4 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 11.4% of the population; people 65 and older account for 29.8%.

Peak population

Japan's population peaked in 2009 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 86.4 million with median age 22.4. Projected 2100 values are 76.8 million and median age 54.

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