Brazil vs Japan

Brazil vs Japan: Population

Population in 2023: 211 million people in Brazil and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brazil, by 86.7 million people, or 1.7 times that in Japan.

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Brazil vs Japan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 211 million people in Brazil and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Brazil, by 86.7 million people, or 1.7 times that in Japan.
BrazilJapanEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Brazil has been higher since 1979, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Brazil ranked 7 and Japan ranked 12 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at 163 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

YearBrazilJapanWorld
2023211 million124 million8.09 billion
2022210 million125 million8.02 billion
2021210 million126 million7.95 billion
2020209 million126 million7.89 billion
2019208 million127 million7.81 billion
2018206 million127 million7.73 billion
2017205 million127 million7.65 billion
2016203 million127 million7.56 billion
2015202 million127 million7.47 billion
2014200 million128 million7.38 billion
2013199 million128 million7.29 billion
2012197 million128 million7.2 billion
2011195 million128 million7.11 billion
2010194 million128 million7.02 billion
2009192 million128 million6.93 billion
2008190 million128 million6.84 billion
2007189 million128 million6.76 billion
2006187 million128 million6.67 billion
2005185 million128 million6.59 billion
2004183 million128 million6.5 billion
2003181 million128 million6.42 billion
2002179 million128 million6.34 billion
2001176 million127 million6.26 billion
2000174 million127 million6.17 billion
1999172 million127 million6.09 billion
1998169 million127 million6.01 billion
1997167 million126 million5.93 billion
1996164 million126 million5.84 billion
1995162 million126 million5.76 billion
1994159 million125 million5.68 billion
1993157 million125 million5.59 billion
1992154 million124 million5.51 billion
1991152 million124 million5.42 billion
1990149 million123 million5.33 billion
1989147 million123 million5.23 billion
1988144 million123 million5.14 billion
1987141 million122 million5.05 billion
1986138 million121 million4.96 billion
1985136 million121 million4.87 billion
1984133 million120 million4.78 billion
1983130 million120 million4.7 billion
1982127 million120 million4.61 billion
1981124 million119 million4.53 billion
1980121 million118 million4.45 billion
1979118 million118 million4.37 billion
1978116 million117 million4.29 billion
1977113 million116 million4.22 billion
1976110 million115 million4.14 billion
1975108 million113 million4.07 billion
1974105 million112 million4 billion
1973103 million111 million3.92 billion
1972100 million109 million3.85 billion
197197.7 million108 million3.77 billion
197095.4 million107 million3.7 billion
196993.1 million106 million3.62 billion
196890.7 million104 million3.55 billion
196788.5 million103 million3.47 billion
196686.1 million102 million3.4 billion
196583.8 million101 million3.34 billion
196481.5 million99.9 million3.26 billion
196379.2 million99 million3.19 billion
196276.9 million98.1 million3.12 billion
196174.6 million97.2 million3.07 billion
196072.4 million96.4 million3.02 billion
195970.2 million95.6 million2.97 billion
195868.1 million94.9 million2.91 billion
195766 million94.1 million2.85 billion
195664 million93.3 million2.8 billion
195562.1 million92.4 million2.74 billion
195460.2 million91.4 million2.69 billion
195358.4 million90.3 million2.63 billion
195256.7 million89.1 million2.58 billion
195155 million87.9 million2.54 billion
195053.4 million86.4 million2.49 billion
194952.5 million83.3 million–
194851.1 million82.2 million–
194749.8 million81 million–
194648.5 million79.9 million–
194547.2 million78.8 million–
194446 million77.7 million–
194344.8 million76.7 million–
194243.7 million75.6 million–
194142.6 million74.6 million–
194041.6 million73.6 million–
193940.6 million72.6 million–
193839.8 million71.7 million–
193739 million70.8 million–
193638.2 million69.9 million–
193537.4 million69 million–
193436.7 million68.1 million–
193335.9 million67.2 million–
193235.2 million66.4 million–
193134.5 million65.5 million–
193033.8 million64.7 million–
192933.1 million63.8 million–
192832.5 million62.9 million–
192731.8 million62.1 million–
192631.2 million61.2 million–
192530.6 million60.3 million–
192429.9 million59.5 million–
192329.3 million58.7 million–
192228.8 million57.9 million–
192128.2 million57.1 million–
192027.6 million56.3 million–
191927 million55.6 million–
191826.5 million54.9 million–
191725.9 million54.3 million–
191625.4 million53.6 million–
191524.9 million53 million–
191424.3 million52.3 million–
191323.8 million51.7 million–
191223.3 million51.1 million–
191122.8 million50.5 million–
191022.4 million49.9 million–
190921.9 million49.3 million–
190821.4 million48.7 million–
190721 million48.2 million–
190620.5 million47.6 million–
190520.1 million47 million–
190419.7 million46.5 million–
190319.3 million46 million–
190218.9 million45.4 million–
190118.5 million44.9 million–
190018.1 million44.4 million–
189917.7 million44 million–
189817.3 million43.5 million–
189716.8 million43.1 million–
189616.5 million42.7 million–
189516.1 million42.3 million–
189415.7 million41.9 million–
189315.3 million41.5 million–
189215 million41.1 million–
189114.6 million40.7 million–
189014.3 million40.3 million–
188914 million39.9 million–
188813.7 million39.6 million–
188713.5 million39.2 million–
188613.2 million38.9 million–
188513 million38.6 million–
188412.8 million38.2 million–
188312.5 million37.9 million–
188212.3 million37.6 million–
188112.1 million37.3 million–
188011.8 million37 million–
187911.6 million36.7 million–
187811.4 million36.4 million–
187711.2 million36.2 million–
187611 million36 million–
187510.8 million35.7 million–
187410.6 million35.5 million–
187310.4 million35.2 million–
187210.2 million35 million–
187110 million34.8 million–
18709.84 million34.6 million–
18699.68 million34.4 million–
18689.52 million34.3 million–
18679.38 million34.1 million–
18669.24 million34 million–
18659.1 million33.9 million–
18648.96 million33.7 million–
18638.82 million33.6 million–
18628.69 million33.5 million–
18618.56 million33.4 million–
18608.43 million33.2 million–
18598.3 million33.1 million–
18588.18 million33 million–
18578.05 million32.9 million–
18567.93 million32.7 million–
18557.81 million32.6 million–
18547.69 million32.5 million–
18537.58 million32.4 million–
18527.46 million32.2 million–
18517.35 million32.1 million–
18507.23 million32.1 million–
18497.12 million32 million–
18487.01 million31.9 million–
18476.9 million31.9 million–
18466.79 million31.9 million–
18456.69 million31.8 million–
18446.58 million31.8 million–
18436.48 million31.8 million–
18426.38 million31.7 million–
18416.28 million31.7 million–
18406.18 million31.7 million–
18396.08 million31.6 million–
18385.99 million31.6 million–
18375.89 million31.6 million–
18365.8 million31.5 million–
18355.71 million31.5 million–
18345.62 million31.5 million–
18335.53 million31.4 million–
18325.45 million31.4 million–
18315.36 million31.4 million–
18305.28 million31.3 million–
18295.2 million31.3 million–
18285.11 million31.3 million–
18275.03 million31.2 million–
18264.96 million31.2 million–
18254.88 million31.2 million–
18244.8 million31.1 million–
18234.73 million31.1 million–
18224.65 million31.1 million–
18214.57 million31 million–
18204.47 million30.9 million–
18194.37 million30.8 million–
18184.25 million30.7 million–
18174.13 million30.5 million–
18164.01 million30.4 million–
18153.89 million30.2 million–
18143.78 million30.1 million–
18133.67 million29.9 million–
18123.56 million29.8 million–
18113.46 million29.6 million–
18103.36 million29.5 million–
18093.26 million29.3 million–
18083.17 million29.2 million–
18073.07 million29 million–
18062.98 million28.9 million–
18052.9 million28.7 million–
18042.81 million28.6 million–
18032.73 million28.4 million–
18022.65 million28.3 million–
18012.58 million28.1 million–
18002.5 million28 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBrazilJapanWorld
2024212 million212 million–212 million124 million124 million–124 million8.16 billion
2025213 million212 million–214 million123 million123 million–123 million8.23 billion
2026214 million212 million–215 million122 million122 million–123 million8.3 billion
2027214 million213 million–216 million122 million121 million–123 million8.37 billion
2028215 million213 million–217 million121 million120 million–122 million8.44 billion
2029216 million213 million–219 million120 million119 million–122 million8.5 billion
2030216 million212 million–220 million120 million118 million–122 million8.57 billion
2031217 million212 million–221 million119 million117 million–121 million8.63 billion
2032217 million212 million–222 million118 million116 million–121 million8.7 billion
2033218 million211 million–223 million117 million115 million–120 million8.76 billion
2034218 million211 million–224 million117 million114 million–120 million8.82 billion
2035218 million210 million–225 million116 million112 million–120 million8.89 billion
2036219 million210 million–226 million115 million111 million–119 million8.95 billion
2037219 million209 million–227 million114 million110 million–119 million9.01 billion
2038219 million209 million–228 million114 million109 million–119 million9.06 billion
2039219 million208 million–229 million113 million108 million–118 million9.12 billion
2040219 million207 million–229 million112 million107 million–118 million9.18 billion
2041219 million207 million–230 million111 million106 million–118 million9.23 billion
2042219 million206 million–231 million111 million105 million–117 million9.29 billion
2043219 million205 million–231 million110 million104 million–117 million9.34 billion
2044219 million204 million–232 million109 million103 million–117 million9.39 billion
2045219 million203 million–233 million109 million102 million–116 million9.44 billion
2046219 million202 million–233 million108 million101 million–116 million9.49 billion
2047219 million200 million–234 million107 million99.6 million–116 million9.54 billion
2048218 million199 million–234 million107 million98.5 million–115 million9.58 billion
2049218 million198 million–235 million106 million97.5 million–115 million9.62 billion
2050218 million197 million–236 million105 million96.4 million–115 million9.66 billion
2051217 million195 million–236 million105 million95.3 million–115 million9.7 billion
2052217 million194 million–236 million104 million94.1 million–114 million9.74 billion
2053216 million193 million–237 million103 million93 million–114 million9.78 billion
2054215 million191 million–237 million102 million91.9 million–114 million9.81 billion
2055215 million190 million–237 million102 million90.9 million–114 million9.85 billion
2056214 million188 million–237 million101 million89.8 million–113 million9.88 billion
2057213 million186 million–237 million100 million88.6 million–113 million9.91 billion
2058213 million185 million–238 million99.6 million87.5 million–113 million9.94 billion
2059212 million183 million–238 million98.9 million86.3 million–113 million9.96 billion
2060211 million181 million–238 million98.1 million85.1 million–113 million9.99 billion
2061210 million180 million–238 million97.4 million84 million–112 million10 billion
2062209 million178 million–238 million96.6 million82.9 million–112 million10 billion
2063208 million176 million–238 million95.8 million81.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
2064207 million174 million–238 million95.1 million80.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
2065206 million172 million–238 million94.3 million79.4 million–111 million10.1 billion
2066205 million171 million–239 million93.6 million78 million–111 million10.1 billion
2067204 million169 million–239 million92.8 million76.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
2068203 million167 million–239 million92.1 million75.5 million–110 million10.2 billion
2069202 million164 million–238 million91.3 million74.4 million–110 million10.2 billion
2070201 million162 million–239 million90.6 million73.3 million–110 million10.2 billion
2071200 million160 million–238 million89.9 million72.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
2072199 million158 million–238 million89.2 million71.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
2073197 million156 million–238 million88.6 million70.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
2074196 million154 million–238 million88 million69.2 million–109 million10.2 billion
2075195 million152 million–238 million87.4 million68.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
2076194 million150 million–238 million86.8 million67.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
2077192 million148 million–238 million86.2 million66.3 million–110 million10.3 billion
2078191 million146 million–238 million85.7 million65.3 million–110 million10.3 billion
2079190 million144 million–237 million85.2 million64.5 million–110 million10.3 billion
2080189 million142 million–237 million84.7 million63.6 million–110 million10.3 billion
2081187 million139 million–237 million84.3 million62.8 million–110 million10.3 billion
2082186 million138 million–237 million83.8 million62.1 million–110 million10.3 billion
2083185 million136 million–237 million83.4 million61.4 million–110 million10.3 billion
2084184 million134 million–237 million83 million60.7 million–110 million10.3 billion
2085182 million132 million–236 million82.6 million59.9 million–110 million10.3 billion
2086181 million130 million–237 million82.2 million59.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
2087180 million127 million–237 million81.8 million58.5 million–110 million10.3 billion
2088178 million125 million–237 million81.4 million57.7 million–111 million10.3 billion
2089177 million123 million–236 million81 million56.9 million–111 million10.3 billion
2090176 million121 million–236 million80.6 million56.1 million–111 million10.3 billion
2091175 million119 million–236 million80.3 million55.3 million–111 million10.3 billion
2092173 million117 million–236 million79.9 million54.5 million–111 million10.3 billion
2093172 million115 million–236 million79.5 million53.6 million–112 million10.3 billion
2094171 million113 million–236 million79.1 million52.6 million–112 million10.2 billion
2095170 million111 million–236 million78.8 million51.8 million–112 million10.2 billion
2096168 million109 million–236 million78.4 million51 million–112 million10.2 billion
2097167 million107 million–236 million78 million50.1 million–112 million10.2 billion
2098166 million105 million–236 million77.6 million49.4 million–113 million10.2 billion
2099165 million103 million–237 million77.2 million48.6 million–113 million10.2 billion
2100163 million101 million–236 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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