Japan vs. United States
Demographics
| Japan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124,687,293 (July 2021 est.) | 334,998,398 (July 2021 est.) note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020 |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 12.49% (male 8,047,183/female 7,623,767) 15-24 years: 9.47% (male 6,254,352/female 5,635,377) 25-54 years: 36.8% (male 22,867,385/female 23,317,140) 55-64 years: 12.06% (male 7,564,067/female 7,570,732) 65 years and over: 29.18% (male 16,034,973/female 20,592,496) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 18.46% (male 31,374,555/female 30,034,371) 15-24 years: 12.91% (male 21,931,368/female 21,006,463) 25-54 years: 38.92% (male 64,893,670/female 64,564,565) 55-64 years: 12.86% (male 20,690,736/female 22,091,808) 65 years and over: 16.85% (male 25,014,147/female 31,037,419) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 48.6 years male: 47.2 years female: 50 years (2020 est.) | total: 38.5 years male: 37.2 years female: 39.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.37% (2021 est.) | 0.7% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 7 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 12.33 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 11.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.35 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 3.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female NA 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 1.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 1.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 84.65 years male: 81.73 years female: 87.74 years (2021 est.) | total population: 80.43 years male: 78.18 years female: 82.65 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.38 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.84 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese | noun: American(s) adjective: American |
| Ethnic groups | Japanese 97.9%, Chinese 0.6%, Korean 0.4%, other 1.1% (includes Vietnamese, Filipino, and Brazilian) (2017 est.) note: data represent population by nationality; up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil | White 72.4%, Black 12.6%, Asian 4.8%, Amerindian and Alaska Native 0.9%, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 0.2%, other 6.2%, two or more races 2.9% (2010 est.) note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (White, Black, Asian, etc.); an estimated 16.3% of the total US population is Hispanic as of 2010 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 30,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | NA |
| Religions | Shintoism 69%, Buddhism 66.7%, Christianity 1.5%, other 6.2% (2018 est.) note: total adherents exceeds 100% because many people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism | Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Mormon 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | NA |
| Languages | Japanese major-language sample(s): ?????????????????ยท???????(Japanese) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | English only 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%, other 7.3% (2017 est.) note: data represent the language spoken at home; the US has no official national language, but English has acquired official status in 32 of the 50 states; Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii, and 20 indigenous languages are official in Alaska |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2016) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 3.2% of GDP (2017) | 5% of GDP (2014) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 91.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: -0.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 82.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.96% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 97% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 3% of population total: 1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 37.340 million TOKYO (capital), 19.111 million Osaka, 9.566 million Nagoya, 5.516 million Kitakyushu-Fukuoka, 2.930 million Shizuoka-Hamamatsu, 2.670 million Sapporo (2021) | 18.823 million New York-Newark, 12.459 million Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, 8.877 million Chicago, 6.491 million Houston, 6.397 million Dallas-Fort Worth, 5.378 million WASHINGTON, D.C. (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 3.4% (2010) | 0.4% (2017/18) |
| Health expenditures | 11% (2018) | 16.9% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.41 physicians/1,000 population (2016) | 2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 4.3% (2016) | 36.2% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 30.7 years (2018 est.) | 27 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 39.8% (2015) note: percent of women aged 20-49 | 73.9% (2017/19) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 69 youth dependency ratio: 21 elderly dependency ratio: 48 potential support ratio: 2.1 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 53.9 youth dependency ratio: 28.3 elderly dependency ratio: 25.6 potential support ratio: 3.9 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
