Egypt vs Japan
Egypt vs Japan: Population
Population in 2023: 115 million people in Egypt and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 9.9 million people, or 1.09 times that in Egypt.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Egypt ranked 14 and Japan ranked 12 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 202 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
| Year | Egypt | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 115 million | 124 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 113 million | 125 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 111 million | 126 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 109 million | 126 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 108 million | 127 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 106 million | 127 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 104 million | 127 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 102 million | 127 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 99.6 million | 127 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 97.5 million | 128 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 95.3 million | 128 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 93.2 million | 128 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 91.1 million | 128 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 89.2 million | 128 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 87.5 million | 128 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 85.9 million | 128 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 84.3 million | 128 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 82.7 million | 128 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 81.1 million | 128 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 79.5 million | 128 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 77.9 million | 128 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 76.2 million | 128 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 74.7 million | 127 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 73.1 million | 127 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 71.5 million | 127 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 69.9 million | 127 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 68.4 million | 126 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 67 million | 126 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 65.7 million | 126 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 64.3 million | 125 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 62.9 million | 125 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 61.5 million | 124 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 60 million | 124 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 58.4 million | 123 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 56.7 million | 123 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 55.2 million | 123 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 53.7 million | 122 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 52.2 million | 121 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 50.7 million | 121 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 49.3 million | 120 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 47.8 million | 120 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 46.4 million | 120 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 45.2 million | 119 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 44 million | 118 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 42.8 million | 118 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 41.8 million | 117 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 40.8 million | 116 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 39.8 million | 115 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 38.9 million | 113 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 38 million | 112 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 37.1 million | 111 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 36.3 million | 109 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 35.4 million | 108 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 34.6 million | 107 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 33.8 million | 106 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 33 million | 104 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 32.2 million | 103 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 31.4 million | 102 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 30.6 million | 101 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 29.9 million | 99.9 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 29.1 million | 99 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 28.3 million | 98.1 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 27.6 million | 97.2 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 26.9 million | 96.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 26.2 million | 95.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 25.6 million | 94.9 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 25 million | 94.1 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 24.4 million | 93.3 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 23.8 million | 92.4 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 23.2 million | 91.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 22.6 million | 90.3 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 22.1 million | 89.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 21.6 million | 87.9 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 21.2 million | 86.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 20.6 million | 83.3 million | – |
| 1948 | 20.1 million | 82.2 million | – |
| 1947 | 19.6 million | 81 million | – |
| 1946 | 19.1 million | 79.9 million | – |
| 1945 | 18.6 million | 78.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 18.1 million | 77.7 million | – |
| 1943 | 17.6 million | 76.7 million | – |
| 1942 | 17.2 million | 75.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 16.8 million | 74.6 million | – |
| 1940 | 16.4 million | 73.6 million | – |
| 1939 | 16.1 million | 72.6 million | – |
| 1938 | 15.9 million | 71.7 million | – |
| 1937 | 15.7 million | 70.8 million | – |
| 1936 | 15.4 million | 69.9 million | – |
| 1935 | 15.2 million | 69 million | – |
| 1934 | 15 million | 68.1 million | – |
| 1933 | 14.8 million | 67.2 million | – |
| 1932 | 14.6 million | 66.4 million | – |
| 1931 | 14.4 million | 65.5 million | – |
| 1930 | 14.3 million | 64.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 14.1 million | 63.8 million | – |
| 1928 | 13.9 million | 62.9 million | – |
| 1927 | 13.8 million | 62.1 million | – |
| 1926 | 13.6 million | 61.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 13.5 million | 60.3 million | – |
| 1924 | 13.3 million | 59.5 million | – |
| 1923 | 13.2 million | 58.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 13 million | 57.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 12.9 million | 57.1 million | – |
| 1920 | 12.7 million | 56.3 million | – |
| 1919 | 12.6 million | 55.6 million | – |
| 1918 | 12.4 million | 54.9 million | – |
| 1917 | 12.3 million | 54.3 million | – |
| 1916 | 12.2 million | 53.6 million | – |
| 1915 | 12 million | 53 million | – |
| 1914 | 11.9 million | 52.3 million | – |
| 1913 | 11.8 million | 51.7 million | – |
| 1912 | 11.6 million | 51.1 million | – |
| 1911 | 11.5 million | 50.5 million | – |
| 1910 | 11.4 million | 49.9 million | – |
| 1909 | 11.2 million | 49.3 million | – |
| 1908 | 11.1 million | 48.7 million | – |
| 1907 | 10.9 million | 48.2 million | – |
| 1906 | 10.8 million | 47.6 million | – |
| 1905 | 10.6 million | 47 million | – |
| 1904 | 10.5 million | 46.5 million | – |
| 1903 | 10.4 million | 46 million | – |
| 1902 | 10.2 million | 45.4 million | – |
| 1901 | 10.1 million | 44.9 million | – |
| 1900 | 9.94 million | 44.4 million | – |
| 1899 | 9.8 million | 44 million | – |
| 1898 | 9.67 million | 43.5 million | – |
| 1897 | 9.53 million | 43.1 million | – |
| 1896 | 9.4 million | 42.7 million | – |
| 1895 | 9.27 million | 42.3 million | – |
| 1894 | 9.14 million | 41.9 million | – |
| 1893 | 9.01 million | 41.5 million | – |
| 1892 | 8.89 million | 41.1 million | – |
| 1891 | 8.76 million | 40.7 million | – |
| 1890 | 8.64 million | 40.3 million | – |
| 1889 | 8.53 million | 39.9 million | – |
| 1888 | 8.42 million | 39.6 million | – |
| 1887 | 8.31 million | 39.2 million | – |
| 1886 | 8.2 million | 38.9 million | – |
| 1885 | 8.09 million | 38.6 million | – |
| 1884 | 7.99 million | 38.2 million | – |
| 1883 | 7.88 million | 37.9 million | – |
| 1882 | 7.78 million | 37.6 million | – |
| 1881 | 7.68 million | 37.3 million | – |
| 1880 | 7.6 million | 37 million | – |
| 1879 | 7.51 million | 36.7 million | – |
| 1878 | 7.44 million | 36.4 million | – |
| 1877 | 7.36 million | 36.2 million | – |
| 1876 | 7.29 million | 36 million | – |
| 1875 | 7.22 million | 35.7 million | – |
| 1874 | 7.16 million | 35.5 million | – |
| 1873 | 7.09 million | 35.2 million | – |
| 1872 | 7.02 million | 35 million | – |
| 1871 | 6.95 million | 34.8 million | – |
| 1870 | 6.89 million | 34.6 million | – |
| 1869 | 6.82 million | 34.4 million | – |
| 1868 | 6.76 million | 34.3 million | – |
| 1867 | 6.69 million | 34.1 million | – |
| 1866 | 6.63 million | 34 million | – |
| 1865 | 6.56 million | 33.9 million | – |
| 1864 | 6.5 million | 33.7 million | – |
| 1863 | 6.44 million | 33.6 million | – |
| 1862 | 6.38 million | 33.5 million | – |
| 1861 | 6.32 million | 33.4 million | – |
| 1860 | 6.26 million | 33.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 6.2 million | 33.1 million | – |
| 1858 | 6.14 million | 33 million | – |
| 1857 | 6.08 million | 32.9 million | – |
| 1856 | 6.02 million | 32.7 million | – |
| 1855 | 5.96 million | 32.6 million | – |
| 1854 | 5.91 million | 32.5 million | – |
| 1853 | 5.85 million | 32.4 million | – |
| 1852 | 5.79 million | 32.2 million | – |
| 1851 | 5.72 million | 32.1 million | – |
| 1850 | 5.64 million | 32.1 million | – |
| 1849 | 5.54 million | 32 million | – |
| 1848 | 5.42 million | 31.9 million | – |
| 1847 | 5.29 million | 31.9 million | – |
| 1846 | 5.17 million | 31.9 million | – |
| 1845 | 5.05 million | 31.8 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.93 million | 31.8 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.81 million | 31.8 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.7 million | 31.7 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.61 million | 31.7 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.53 million | 31.7 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.48 million | 31.6 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.45 million | 31.6 million | – |
| 1837 | 4.43 million | 31.6 million | – |
| 1836 | 4.42 million | 31.5 million | – |
| 1835 | 4.4 million | 31.5 million | – |
| 1834 | 4.39 million | 31.5 million | – |
| 1833 | 4.38 million | 31.4 million | – |
| 1832 | 4.36 million | 31.4 million | – |
| 1831 | 4.35 million | 31.4 million | – |
| 1830 | 4.33 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1829 | 4.32 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1828 | 4.31 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1827 | 4.29 million | 31.2 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.28 million | 31.2 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.26 million | 31.2 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.25 million | 31.1 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.24 million | 31.1 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.22 million | 31.1 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.2 million | 31 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.18 million | 30.9 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.15 million | 30.8 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.12 million | 30.7 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.08 million | 30.5 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.05 million | 30.4 million | – |
| 1815 | 4.01 million | 30.2 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.97 million | 30.1 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.94 million | 29.9 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.9 million | 29.8 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.87 million | 29.6 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.83 million | 29.5 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.8 million | 29.3 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.76 million | 29.2 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.73 million | 29 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.7 million | 28.9 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.66 million | 28.7 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.63 million | 28.6 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.6 million | 28.4 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.56 million | 28.3 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.53 million | 28.1 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.5 million | 28 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Egypt | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 117 million116 million–117 million | 124 million124 million–124 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 118 million117 million–119 million | 123 million123 million–123 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 120 million119 million–122 million | 122 million122 million–123 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 122 million120 million–124 million | 122 million121 million–123 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 124 million121 million–126 million | 121 million120 million–122 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 125 million122 million–129 million | 120 million119 million–122 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 127 million124 million–132 million | 120 million118 million–122 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 129 million125 million–134 million | 119 million117 million–121 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 131 million126 million–137 million | 118 million116 million–121 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 133 million127 million–139 million | 117 million115 million–120 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 134 million128 million–142 million | 117 million114 million–120 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 136 million129 million–145 million | 116 million112 million–120 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 138 million130 million–147 million | 115 million111 million–119 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 140 million131 million–150 million | 114 million110 million–119 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 142 million132 million–153 million | 114 million109 million–119 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 143 million133 million–156 million | 113 million108 million–118 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 145 million134 million–158 million | 112 million107 million–118 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 147 million135 million–161 million | 111 million106 million–118 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 149 million136 million–164 million | 111 million105 million–117 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 151 million137 million–167 million | 110 million104 million–117 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 152 million138 million–169 million | 109 million103 million–117 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 154 million138 million–172 million | 109 million102 million–116 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 156 million139 million–175 million | 108 million101 million–116 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 157 million140 million–178 million | 107 million99.6 million–116 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 159 million140 million–180 million | 107 million98.5 million–115 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 160 million141 million–183 million | 106 million97.5 million–115 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 162 million142 million–186 million | 105 million96.4 million–115 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 163 million142 million–189 million | 105 million95.3 million–115 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 165 million143 million–192 million | 104 million94.1 million–114 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 166 million143 million–194 million | 103 million93 million–114 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 167 million144 million–197 million | 102 million91.9 million–114 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 169 million144 million–200 million | 102 million90.9 million–114 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 170 million144 million–203 million | 101 million89.8 million–113 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 171 million145 million–206 million | 100 million88.6 million–113 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 172 million145 million–209 million | 99.6 million87.5 million–113 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 174 million145 million–212 million | 98.9 million86.3 million–113 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 175 million145 million–215 million | 98.1 million85.1 million–113 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 176 million145 million–218 million | 97.4 million84 million–112 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 177 million145 million–222 million | 96.6 million82.9 million–112 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 178 million146 million–225 million | 95.8 million81.7 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 180 million146 million–228 million | 95.1 million80.7 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 181 million146 million–231 million | 94.3 million79.4 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 182 million145 million–234 million | 93.6 million78 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 183 million145 million–237 million | 92.8 million76.7 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 184 million145 million–240 million | 92.1 million75.5 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 185 million145 million–244 million | 91.3 million74.4 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 186 million144 million–247 million | 90.6 million73.3 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 187 million144 million–251 million | 89.9 million72.2 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 188 million144 million–255 million | 89.2 million71.2 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 189 million144 million–258 million | 88.6 million70.2 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 190 million144 million–262 million | 88 million69.2 million–109 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 191 million143 million–265 million | 87.4 million68.2 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 191 million143 million–268 million | 86.8 million67.2 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 192 million142 million–272 million | 86.2 million66.3 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 193 million141 million–275 million | 85.7 million65.3 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 194 million141 million–278 million | 85.2 million64.5 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 194 million140 million–281 million | 84.7 million63.6 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 195 million140 million–284 million | 84.3 million62.8 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 196 million139 million–286 million | 83.8 million62.1 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 196 million139 million–289 million | 83.4 million61.4 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 197 million138 million–293 million | 83 million60.7 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 197 million137 million–296 million | 82.6 million59.9 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 198 million136 million–299 million | 82.2 million59.2 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 198 million136 million–303 million | 81.8 million58.5 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 199 million135 million–308 million | 81.4 million57.7 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 199 million134 million–313 million | 81 million56.9 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 200 million133 million–316 million | 80.6 million56.1 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 200 million132 million–319 million | 80.3 million55.3 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 200 million131 million–323 million | 79.9 million54.5 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 201 million130 million–326 million | 79.5 million53.6 million–112 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 201 million129 million–330 million | 79.1 million52.6 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 201 million128 million–332 million | 78.8 million51.8 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 201 million127 million–335 million | 78.4 million51 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 202 million126 million–339 million | 78 million50.1 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 202 million125 million–341 million | 77.6 million49.4 million–113 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 202 million124 million–344 million | 77.2 million48.6 million–113 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 202 million123 million–347 million | 76.9 million47.8 million–113 million | 10.2 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Japan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025