India vs Japan

India vs Japan: Population

Population in 2023: 1.44 billion people in India and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in India, by 1.31 billion people, or 12 times that in Japan.

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India vs Japan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.44 billion people in India and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in India, by 1.31 billion people, or 12 times that in Japan.
IndiaJapanEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, India ranked 1 and Japan ranked 12 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts India at 1.51 billion 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

YearIndiaJapanWorld
20231.44 billion124 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion125 million8.02 billion
20211.41 billion126 million7.95 billion
20201.4 billion126 million7.89 billion
20191.39 billion127 million7.81 billion
20181.38 billion127 million7.73 billion
20171.36 billion127 million7.65 billion
20161.34 billion127 million7.56 billion
20151.33 billion127 million7.47 billion
20141.31 billion128 million7.38 billion
20131.3 billion128 million7.29 billion
20121.28 billion128 million7.2 billion
20111.26 billion128 million7.11 billion
20101.24 billion128 million7.02 billion
20091.23 billion128 million6.93 billion
20081.21 billion128 million6.84 billion
20071.19 billion128 million6.76 billion
20061.17 billion128 million6.67 billion
20051.16 billion128 million6.59 billion
20041.14 billion128 million6.5 billion
20031.12 billion128 million6.42 billion
20021.1 billion128 million6.34 billion
20011.08 billion127 million6.26 billion
20001.06 billion127 million6.17 billion
19991.04 billion127 million6.09 billion
19981.02 billion127 million6.01 billion
1997999 million126 million5.93 billion
1996980 million126 million5.84 billion
1995960 million126 million5.76 billion
1994941 million125 million5.68 billion
1993922 million125 million5.59 billion
1992903 million124 million5.51 billion
1991884 million124 million5.42 billion
1990865 million123 million5.33 billion
1989846 million123 million5.23 billion
1988827 million123 million5.14 billion
1987809 million122 million5.05 billion
1986791 million121 million4.96 billion
1985773 million121 million4.87 billion
1984755 million120 million4.78 billion
1983737 million120 million4.7 billion
1982720 million120 million4.61 billion
1981704 million119 million4.53 billion
1980687 million118 million4.45 billion
1979671 million118 million4.37 billion
1978656 million117 million4.29 billion
1977641 million116 million4.22 billion
1976626 million115 million4.14 billion
1975611 million113 million4.07 billion
1974597 million112 million4 billion
1973584 million111 million3.92 billion
1972571 million109 million3.85 billion
1971558 million108 million3.77 billion
1970546 million107 million3.7 billion
1969534 million106 million3.62 billion
1968523 million104 million3.55 billion
1967512 million103 million3.47 billion
1966501 million102 million3.4 billion
1965490 million101 million3.34 billion
1964479 million99.9 million3.26 billion
1963468 million99 million3.19 billion
1962457 million98.1 million3.12 billion
1961447 million97.2 million3.07 billion
1960436 million96.4 million3.02 billion
1959426 million95.6 million2.97 billion
1958416 million94.9 million2.91 billion
1957406 million94.1 million2.85 billion
1956397 million93.3 million2.8 billion
1955388 million92.4 million2.74 billion
1954379 million91.4 million2.69 billion
1953370 million90.3 million2.63 billion
1952362 million89.1 million2.58 billion
1951354 million87.9 million2.54 billion
1950346 million86.4 million2.49 billion
1949356 million83.3 million–
1948357 million82.2 million–
1947359 million81 million–
1946362 million79.9 million–
1945365 million78.8 million–
1944368 million77.7 million–
1943370 million76.7 million–
1942373 million75.6 million–
1941374 million74.6 million–
1940374 million73.6 million–
1939372 million72.6 million–
1938368 million71.7 million–
1937363 million70.8 million–
1936358 million69.9 million–
1935353 million69 million–
1934348 million68.1 million–
1933343 million67.2 million–
1932339 million66.4 million–
1931334 million65.5 million–
1930330 million64.7 million–
1929326 million63.8 million–
1928323 million62.9 million–
1927320 million62.1 million–
1926317 million61.2 million–
1925314 million60.3 million–
1924311 million59.5 million–
1923308 million58.7 million–
1922305 million57.9 million–
1921303 million57.1 million–
1920301 million56.3 million–
1919299 million55.6 million–
1918298 million54.9 million–
1917298 million54.3 million–
1916298 million53.6 million–
1915298 million53 million–
1914297 million52.3 million–
1913297 million51.7 million–
1912297 million51.1 million–
1911296 million50.5 million–
1910296 million49.9 million–
1909294 million49.3 million–
1908293 million48.7 million–
1907291 million48.2 million–
1906290 million47.6 million–
1905288 million47 million–
1904286 million46.5 million–
1903285 million46 million–
1902283 million45.4 million–
1901282 million44.9 million–
1900281 million44.4 million–
1899280 million44 million–
1898279 million43.5 million–
1897279 million43.1 million–
1896278 million42.7 million–
1895278 million42.3 million–
1894278 million41.9 million–
1893277 million41.5 million–
1892277 million41.1 million–
1891276 million40.7 million–
1890275 million40.3 million–
1889274 million39.9 million–
1888272 million39.6 million–
1887270 million39.2 million–
1886267 million38.9 million–
1885265 million38.6 million–
1884263 million38.2 million–
1883261 million37.9 million–
1882259 million37.6 million–
1881257 million37.3 million–
1880256 million37 million–
1879255 million36.7 million–
1878254 million36.4 million–
1877254 million36.2 million–
1876253 million36 million–
1875253 million35.7 million–
1874253 million35.5 million–
1873252 million35.2 million–
1872252 million35 million–
1871252 million34.8 million–
1870251 million34.6 million–
1869251 million34.4 million–
1868250 million34.3 million–
1867249 million34.1 million–
1866248 million34 million–
1865247 million33.9 million–
1864247 million33.7 million–
1863246 million33.6 million–
1862245 million33.5 million–
1861244 million33.4 million–
1860244 million33.2 million–
1859243 million33.1 million–
1858242 million33 million–
1857241 million32.9 million–
1856240 million32.7 million–
1855240 million32.6 million–
1854239 million32.5 million–
1853238 million32.4 million–
1852237 million32.2 million–
1851237 million32.1 million–
1850236 million32.1 million–
1849235 million32 million–
1848234 million31.9 million–
1847233 million31.9 million–
1846232 million31.9 million–
1845231 million31.8 million–
1844230 million31.8 million–
1843229 million31.8 million–
1842228 million31.7 million–
1841227 million31.7 million–
1840227 million31.7 million–
1839226 million31.6 million–
1838225 million31.6 million–
1837224 million31.6 million–
1836223 million31.5 million–
1835222 million31.5 million–
1834221 million31.5 million–
1833220 million31.4 million–
1832219 million31.4 million–
1831219 million31.4 million–
1830218 million31.3 million–
1829217 million31.3 million–
1828216 million31.3 million–
1827215 million31.2 million–
1826214 million31.2 million–
1825213 million31.2 million–
1824212 million31.1 million–
1823212 million31.1 million–
1822211 million31.1 million–
1821210 million31 million–
1820210 million30.9 million–
1819209 million30.8 million–
1818209 million30.7 million–
1817208 million30.5 million–
1816208 million30.4 million–
1815207 million30.2 million–
1814207 million30.1 million–
1813206 million29.9 million–
1812206 million29.8 million–
1811205 million29.6 million–
1810205 million29.5 million–
1809204 million29.3 million–
1808204 million29.2 million–
1807204 million29 million–
1806203 million28.9 million–
1805203 million28.7 million–
1804202 million28.6 million–
1803202 million28.4 million–
1802202 million28.3 million–
1801201 million28.1 million–
1800201 million28 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIndiaJapanWorld
20241.45 billion1.45 billion–1.45 billion124 million124 million–124 million8.16 billion
20251.46 billion1.46 billion–1.47 billion123 million123 million–123 million8.23 billion
20261.48 billion1.47 billion–1.49 billion122 million122 million–123 million8.3 billion
20271.49 billion1.47 billion–1.51 billion122 million121 million–123 million8.37 billion
20281.5 billion1.48 billion–1.53 billion121 million120 million–122 million8.44 billion
20291.51 billion1.49 billion–1.54 billion120 million119 million–122 million8.5 billion
20301.53 billion1.49 billion–1.56 billion120 million118 million–122 million8.57 billion
20311.54 billion1.5 billion–1.58 billion119 million117 million–121 million8.63 billion
20321.55 billion1.5 billion–1.59 billion118 million116 million–121 million8.7 billion
20331.56 billion1.5 billion–1.61 billion117 million115 million–120 million8.76 billion
20341.57 billion1.51 billion–1.63 billion117 million114 million–120 million8.82 billion
20351.58 billion1.51 billion–1.64 billion116 million112 million–120 million8.89 billion
20361.59 billion1.51 billion–1.66 billion115 million111 million–119 million8.95 billion
20371.6 billion1.52 billion–1.68 billion114 million110 million–119 million9.01 billion
20381.61 billion1.52 billion–1.69 billion114 million109 million–119 million9.06 billion
20391.62 billion1.52 billion–1.71 billion113 million108 million–118 million9.12 billion
20401.62 billion1.52 billion–1.72 billion112 million107 million–118 million9.18 billion
20411.63 billion1.52 billion–1.73 billion111 million106 million–118 million9.23 billion
20421.64 billion1.53 billion–1.75 billion111 million105 million–117 million9.29 billion
20431.64 billion1.53 billion–1.76 billion110 million104 million–117 million9.34 billion
20441.65 billion1.52 billion–1.77 billion109 million103 million–117 million9.39 billion
20451.66 billion1.52 billion–1.79 billion109 million102 million–116 million9.44 billion
20461.66 billion1.52 billion–1.8 billion108 million101 million–116 million9.49 billion
20471.67 billion1.52 billion–1.81 billion107 million99.6 million–116 million9.54 billion
20481.67 billion1.52 billion–1.82 billion107 million98.5 million–115 million9.58 billion
20491.68 billion1.51 billion–1.84 billion106 million97.5 million–115 million9.62 billion
20501.68 billion1.51 billion–1.85 billion105 million96.4 million–115 million9.66 billion
20511.68 billion1.51 billion–1.86 billion105 million95.3 million–115 million9.7 billion
20521.69 billion1.5 billion–1.87 billion104 million94.1 million–114 million9.74 billion
20531.69 billion1.5 billion–1.88 billion103 million93 million–114 million9.78 billion
20541.69 billion1.49 billion–1.89 billion102 million91.9 million–114 million9.81 billion
20551.69 billion1.49 billion–1.91 billion102 million90.9 million–114 million9.85 billion
20561.7 billion1.48 billion–1.92 billion101 million89.8 million–113 million9.88 billion
20571.7 billion1.48 billion–1.93 billion100 million88.6 million–113 million9.91 billion
20581.7 billion1.47 billion–1.95 billion99.6 million87.5 million–113 million9.94 billion
20591.7 billion1.46 billion–1.96 billion98.9 million86.3 million–113 million9.96 billion
20601.7 billion1.46 billion–1.97 billion98.1 million85.1 million–113 million9.99 billion
20611.7 billion1.45 billion–1.98 billion97.4 million84 million–112 million10 billion
20621.7 billion1.44 billion–1.99 billion96.6 million82.9 million–112 million10 billion
20631.7 billion1.43 billion–2 billion95.8 million81.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
20641.7 billion1.42 billion–2.01 billion95.1 million80.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
20651.7 billion1.41 billion–2.02 billion94.3 million79.4 million–111 million10.1 billion
20661.7 billion1.4 billion–2.03 billion93.6 million78 million–111 million10.1 billion
20671.7 billion1.39 billion–2.04 billion92.8 million76.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
20681.69 billion1.37 billion–2.05 billion92.1 million75.5 million–110 million10.2 billion
20691.69 billion1.36 billion–2.06 billion91.3 million74.4 million–110 million10.2 billion
20701.69 billion1.35 billion–2.07 billion90.6 million73.3 million–110 million10.2 billion
20711.69 billion1.34 billion–2.07 billion89.9 million72.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
20721.68 billion1.32 billion–2.08 billion89.2 million71.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
20731.68 billion1.31 billion–2.09 billion88.6 million70.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
20741.68 billion1.3 billion–2.1 billion88 million69.2 million–109 million10.2 billion
20751.67 billion1.29 billion–2.1 billion87.4 million68.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
20761.67 billion1.28 billion–2.11 billion86.8 million67.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
20771.66 billion1.27 billion–2.12 billion86.2 million66.3 million–110 million10.3 billion
20781.66 billion1.25 billion–2.13 billion85.7 million65.3 million–110 million10.3 billion
20791.65 billion1.24 billion–2.13 billion85.2 million64.5 million–110 million10.3 billion
20801.65 billion1.22 billion–2.14 billion84.7 million63.6 million–110 million10.3 billion
20811.64 billion1.21 billion–2.14 billion84.3 million62.8 million–110 million10.3 billion
20821.63 billion1.19 billion–2.15 billion83.8 million62.1 million–110 million10.3 billion
20831.63 billion1.18 billion–2.16 billion83.4 million61.4 million–110 million10.3 billion
20841.62 billion1.16 billion–2.17 billion83 million60.7 million–110 million10.3 billion
20851.62 billion1.15 billion–2.17 billion82.6 million59.9 million–110 million10.3 billion
20861.61 billion1.14 billion–2.18 billion82.2 million59.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
20871.6 billion1.12 billion–2.18 billion81.8 million58.5 million–110 million10.3 billion
20881.59 billion1.11 billion–2.19 billion81.4 million57.7 million–111 million10.3 billion
20891.59 billion1.09 billion–2.2 billion81 million56.9 million–111 million10.3 billion
20901.58 billion1.07 billion–2.2 billion80.6 million56.1 million–111 million10.3 billion
20911.57 billion1.06 billion–2.21 billion80.3 million55.3 million–111 million10.3 billion
20921.57 billion1.04 billion–2.21 billion79.9 million54.5 million–111 million10.3 billion
20931.56 billion1.03 billion–2.22 billion79.5 million53.6 million–112 million10.3 billion
20941.55 billion1.02 billion–2.23 billion79.1 million52.6 million–112 million10.2 billion
20951.54 billion997 million–2.24 billion78.8 million51.8 million–112 million10.2 billion
20961.54 billion980 million–2.25 billion78.4 million51 million–112 million10.2 billion
20971.53 billion965 million–2.27 billion78 million50.1 million–112 million10.2 billion
20981.52 billion951 million–2.28 billion77.6 million49.4 million–113 million10.2 billion
20991.51 billion937 million–2.29 billion77.2 million48.6 million–113 million10.2 billion
21001.51 billion924 million–2.3 billion76.9 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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