Australia vs Japan

Australia vs Japan: Population

Population in 2023: 26.5 million people in Australia and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 98 million people, or 4.7 times that in Australia.

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Australia vs Japan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 26.5 million people in Australia and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 98 million people, or 4.7 times that in Australia.
AustraliaJapanEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 54 and Japan ranked 12 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 43.1 million people and Japan at 76.9 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearAustraliaJapanWorld
202326.5 million124 million8.09 billion
202226.2 million125 million8.02 billion
202126 million126 million7.95 billion
202025.7 million126 million7.89 billion
201925.5 million127 million7.81 billion
201825.1 million127 million7.73 billion
201724.7 million127 million7.65 billion
201624.3 million127 million7.56 billion
201524 million127 million7.47 billion
201423.6 million128 million7.38 billion
201323.2 million128 million7.29 billion
201222.9 million128 million7.2 billion
201122.5 million128 million7.11 billion
201022.1 million128 million7.02 billion
200921.8 million128 million6.93 billion
200821.4 million128 million6.84 billion
200721 million128 million6.76 billion
200620.6 million128 million6.67 billion
200520.3 million128 million6.59 billion
200420.1 million128 million6.5 billion
200319.8 million128 million6.42 billion
200219.6 million128 million6.34 billion
200119.4 million127 million6.26 billion
200019.1 million127 million6.17 billion
199918.9 million127 million6.09 billion
199818.7 million127 million6.01 billion
199718.5 million126 million5.93 billion
199618.3 million126 million5.84 billion
199518.1 million126 million5.76 billion
199417.9 million125 million5.68 billion
199317.7 million125 million5.59 billion
199217.6 million124 million5.51 billion
199117.4 million124 million5.42 billion
199017.1 million123 million5.33 billion
198916.9 million123 million5.23 billion
198816.6 million123 million5.14 billion
198716.3 million122 million5.05 billion
198616.1 million121 million4.96 billion
198515.8 million121 million4.87 billion
198415.6 million120 million4.78 billion
198315.4 million120 million4.7 billion
198215.2 million120 million4.61 billion
198115 million119 million4.53 billion
198014.7 million118 million4.45 billion
197914.5 million118 million4.37 billion
197814.4 million117 million4.29 billion
197714.2 million116 million4.22 billion
197614.1 million115 million4.14 billion
197513.9 million113 million4.07 billion
197413.7 million112 million4 billion
197313.5 million111 million3.92 billion
197213.3 million109 million3.85 billion
197113 million108 million3.77 billion
197012.6 million107 million3.7 billion
196912.3 million106 million3.62 billion
196812 million104 million3.55 billion
196711.8 million103 million3.47 billion
196611.6 million102 million3.4 billion
196511.4 million101 million3.34 billion
196411.1 million99.9 million3.26 billion
196310.9 million99 million3.19 billion
196210.7 million98.1 million3.12 billion
196110.5 million97.2 million3.07 billion
196010.3 million96.4 million3.02 billion
195910.1 million95.6 million2.97 billion
19589.85 million94.9 million2.91 billion
19579.64 million94.1 million2.85 billion
19569.43 million93.3 million2.8 billion
19559.21 million92.4 million2.74 billion
19549 million91.4 million2.69 billion
19538.82 million90.3 million2.63 billion
19528.63 million89.1 million2.58 billion
19518.42 million87.9 million2.54 billion
19508.18 million86.4 million2.49 billion
19498.03 million83.3 million–
19487.89 million82.2 million–
19477.76 million81 million–
19467.64 million79.9 million–
19457.52 million78.8 million–
19447.4 million77.7 million–
19437.28 million76.7 million–
19427.16 million75.6 million–
19417.06 million74.6 million–
19406.97 million73.6 million–
19396.89 million72.6 million–
19386.82 million71.7 million–
19376.76 million70.8 million–
19366.7 million69.9 million–
19356.65 million69 million–
19346.59 million68.1 million–
19336.54 million67.2 million–
19326.48 million66.4 million–
19316.41 million65.5 million–
19306.33 million64.7 million–
19296.24 million63.8 million–
19286.14 million62.9 million–
19276.02 million62.1 million–
19265.91 million61.2 million–
19255.8 million60.3 million–
19245.69 million59.5 million–
19235.59 million58.7 million–
19225.48 million57.9 million–
19215.38 million57.1 million–
19205.27 million56.3 million–
19195.17 million55.6 million–
19185.07 million54.9 million–
19174.97 million54.3 million–
19164.87 million53.6 million–
19154.77 million53 million–
19144.68 million52.3 million–
19134.59 million51.7 million–
19124.49 million51.1 million–
19114.41 million50.5 million–
19104.33 million49.9 million–
19094.26 million49.3 million–
19084.19 million48.7 million–
19074.12 million48.2 million–
19064.06 million47.6 million–
19054 million47 million–
19043.94 million46.5 million–
19033.88 million46 million–
19023.82 million45.4 million–
19013.76 million44.9 million–
19003.69 million44.4 million–
18993.63 million44 million–
18983.57 million43.5 million–
18973.5 million43.1 million–
18963.44 million42.7 million–
18953.38 million42.3 million–
18943.31 million41.9 million–
18933.25 million41.5 million–
18923.2 million41.1 million–
18913.13 million40.7 million–
18903.05 million40.3 million–
18892.97 million39.9 million–
18882.88 million39.6 million–
18872.78 million39.2 million–
18862.69 million38.9 million–
18852.6 million38.6 million–
18842.51 million38.2 million–
18832.42 million37.9 million–
18822.34 million37.6 million–
18812.27 million37.3 million–
18802.2 million37 million–
18792.14 million36.7 million–
18782.09 million36.4 million–
18772.05 million36.2 million–
18762.01 million36 million–
18751.96 million35.7 million–
18741.92 million35.5 million–
18731.88 million35.2 million–
18721.84 million35 million–
18711.8 million34.8 million–
18701.76 million34.6 million–
18691.72 million34.4 million–
18681.67 million34.3 million–
18671.62 million34.1 million–
18661.58 million34 million–
18651.53 million33.9 million–
18641.49 million33.7 million–
18631.44 million33.6 million–
18621.4 million33.5 million–
18611.35 million33.4 million–
18601.29 million33.2 million–
18591.22 million33.1 million–
18581.14 million33 million–
18571.05 million32.9 million–
1856973,40032.7 million–
1855900,20032.6 million–
1854832,40032.5 million–
1853769,80032.4 million–
1852711,80032.2 million–
1851663,10032.1 million–
1850622,60032.1 million–
1849589,50032 million–
1848563,20031.9 million–
1847543,00031.9 million–
1846523,50031.9 million–
1845504,80031.8 million–
1844486,70031.8 million–
1843469,20031.8 million–
1842452,40031.7 million–
1841437,20031.7 million–
1840423,50031.7 million–
1839411,30031.6 million–
1838400,50031.6 million–
1837390,90031.6 million–
1836381,60031.5 million–
1835372,50031.5 million–
1834363,60031.5 million–
1833355,00031.4 million–
1832346,50031.4 million–
1831339,90031.4 million–
1830335,10031.3 million–
1829332,10031.3 million–
1828330,80031.3 million–
1827331,20031.2 million–
1826331,60031.2 million–
1825332,00031.2 million–
1824332,40031.1 million–
1823332,80031.1 million–
1822333,20031.1 million–
1821331,80031 million–
1820328,70030.9 million–
1819323,90030.8 million–
1818317,50030.7 million–
1817309,50030.5 million–
1816301,60030.4 million–
1815294,00030.2 million–
1814286,60030.1 million–
1813279,30029.9 million–
1812272,20029.8 million–
1811265,30029.6 million–
1810258,60029.5 million–
1809251,90029.3 million–
1808245,50029.2 million–
1807239,30029 million–
1806233,30028.9 million–
1805227,40028.7 million–
1804221,60028.6 million–
1803216,00028.4 million–
1802210,50028.3 million–
1801205,20028.1 million–
1800200,00028 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaJapanWorld
202426.7 million26.7 million–26.8 million124 million124 million–124 million8.16 billion
202527 million26.8 million–27.2 million123 million123 million–123 million8.23 billion
202627.2 million26.9 million–27.6 million122 million122 million–123 million8.3 billion
202727.5 million26.9 million–28 million122 million121 million–123 million8.37 billion
202827.7 million27 million–28.4 million121 million120 million–122 million8.44 billion
202928 million27 million–28.8 million120 million119 million–122 million8.5 billion
203028.2 million27 million–29.2 million120 million118 million–122 million8.57 billion
203128.4 million27 million–29.7 million119 million117 million–121 million8.63 billion
203228.6 million27 million–30.1 million118 million116 million–121 million8.7 billion
203328.9 million27 million–30.5 million117 million115 million–120 million8.76 billion
203429.1 million26.9 million–30.9 million117 million114 million–120 million8.82 billion
203529.3 million26.9 million–31.3 million116 million112 million–120 million8.89 billion
203629.5 million26.9 million–31.7 million115 million111 million–119 million8.95 billion
203729.7 million26.8 million–32.1 million114 million110 million–119 million9.01 billion
203829.9 million26.7 million–32.6 million114 million109 million–119 million9.06 billion
203930.2 million26.7 million–33 million113 million108 million–118 million9.12 billion
204030.4 million26.6 million–33.4 million112 million107 million–118 million9.18 billion
204130.6 million26.5 million–33.8 million111 million106 million–118 million9.23 billion
204230.8 million26.5 million–34.3 million111 million105 million–117 million9.29 billion
204331 million26.4 million–34.7 million110 million104 million–117 million9.34 billion
204431.2 million26.3 million–35.1 million109 million103 million–117 million9.39 billion
204531.4 million26.2 million–35.5 million109 million102 million–116 million9.44 billion
204631.7 million26.1 million–36 million108 million101 million–116 million9.49 billion
204731.9 million26 million–36.4 million107 million99.6 million–116 million9.54 billion
204832.1 million25.9 million–36.8 million107 million98.5 million–115 million9.58 billion
204932.3 million25.9 million–37.2 million106 million97.5 million–115 million9.62 billion
205032.5 million25.8 million–37.7 million105 million96.4 million–115 million9.66 billion
205132.7 million25.7 million–38.2 million105 million95.3 million–115 million9.7 billion
205232.9 million25.6 million–38.6 million104 million94.1 million–114 million9.74 billion
205333.1 million25.4 million–39.2 million103 million93 million–114 million9.78 billion
205433.3 million25.3 million–39.7 million102 million91.9 million–114 million9.81 billion
205533.5 million25.2 million–40.1 million102 million90.9 million–114 million9.85 billion
205633.8 million25.1 million–40.5 million101 million89.8 million–113 million9.88 billion
205734 million25 million–40.9 million100 million88.6 million–113 million9.91 billion
205834.2 million24.8 million–41.4 million99.6 million87.5 million–113 million9.94 billion
205934.4 million24.7 million–41.9 million98.9 million86.3 million–113 million9.96 billion
206034.6 million24.6 million–42.3 million98.1 million85.1 million–113 million9.99 billion
206134.8 million24.5 million–42.9 million97.4 million84 million–112 million10 billion
206235 million24.4 million–43.5 million96.6 million82.9 million–112 million10 billion
206335.2 million24.3 million–44.1 million95.8 million81.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
206435.4 million24.1 million–44.6 million95.1 million80.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
206535.6 million23.8 million–45.2 million94.3 million79.4 million–111 million10.1 billion
206635.8 million23.7 million–45.7 million93.6 million78 million–111 million10.1 billion
206736 million23.5 million–46.2 million92.8 million76.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
206836.2 million23.2 million–46.7 million92.1 million75.5 million–110 million10.2 billion
206936.4 million23 million–47.2 million91.3 million74.4 million–110 million10.2 billion
207036.6 million22.7 million–47.9 million90.6 million73.3 million–110 million10.2 billion
207136.8 million22.5 million–48.5 million89.9 million72.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
207237 million22.4 million–49 million89.2 million71.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
207337.3 million22.1 million–49.7 million88.6 million70.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
207437.5 million21.9 million–50.3 million88 million69.2 million–109 million10.2 billion
207537.7 million21.7 million–50.8 million87.4 million68.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
207637.9 million21.6 million–51.4 million86.8 million67.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
207738.1 million21.5 million–51.9 million86.2 million66.3 million–110 million10.3 billion
207838.3 million21.4 million–52.6 million85.7 million65.3 million–110 million10.3 billion
207938.5 million21.2 million–53.1 million85.2 million64.5 million–110 million10.3 billion
208038.7 million21 million–53.5 million84.7 million63.6 million–110 million10.3 billion
208138.9 million20.8 million–54 million84.3 million62.8 million–110 million10.3 billion
208239.1 million20.5 million–54.6 million83.8 million62.1 million–110 million10.3 billion
208339.3 million20.3 million–55.5 million83.4 million61.4 million–110 million10.3 billion
208439.6 million20 million–56.2 million83 million60.7 million–110 million10.3 billion
208539.8 million19.9 million–56.7 million82.6 million59.9 million–110 million10.3 billion
208640 million19.8 million–57.3 million82.2 million59.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
208740.2 million19.4 million–57.9 million81.8 million58.5 million–110 million10.3 billion
208840.4 million19 million–58.5 million81.4 million57.7 million–111 million10.3 billion
208940.7 million18.7 million–59.2 million81 million56.9 million–111 million10.3 billion
209040.9 million18.6 million–59.8 million80.6 million56.1 million–111 million10.3 billion
209141.1 million18.4 million–60.5 million80.3 million55.3 million–111 million10.3 billion
209241.3 million18.1 million–61.2 million79.9 million54.5 million–111 million10.3 billion
209341.6 million17.9 million–62 million79.5 million53.6 million–112 million10.3 billion
209441.8 million17.5 million–62.6 million79.1 million52.6 million–112 million10.2 billion
209542 million17.3 million–63.4 million78.8 million51.8 million–112 million10.2 billion
209642.2 million17 million–64.2 million78.4 million51 million–112 million10.2 billion
209742.5 million16.8 million–64.9 million78 million50.1 million–112 million10.2 billion
209842.7 million16.6 million–65.7 million77.6 million49.4 million–113 million10.2 billion
209942.9 million16.4 million–66.4 million77.2 million48.6 million–113 million10.2 billion
210043.1 million16.4 million–67 million76.9 million47.8 million–113 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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