Israel vs Japan

Israel vs Japan: Population

Population in 2023: 9.26 million people in Israel and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 115 million people, or 13 times that in Israel.

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Israel vs Japan: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 9.26 million people in Israel and 124 million people in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 115 million people, or 13 times that in Israel.
IsraelJapanEstimates, 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, Israel ranked 97 and Japan ranked 12 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 19.8 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

YearIsraelJapanWorld
20239.26 million124 million8.09 billion
20229.1 million125 million8.02 billion
20218.94 million126 million7.95 billion
20208.8 million126 million7.89 billion
20198.66 million127 million7.81 billion
20188.51 million127 million7.73 billion
20178.36 million127 million7.65 billion
20168.21 million127 million7.56 billion
20158.05 million127 million7.47 billion
20147.9 million128 million7.38 billion
20137.75 million128 million7.29 billion
20127.61 million128 million7.2 billion
20117.47 million128 million7.11 billion
20107.34 million128 million7.02 billion
20097.21 million128 million6.93 billion
20087.08 million128 million6.84 billion
20076.96 million128 million6.76 billion
20066.84 million128 million6.67 billion
20056.73 million128 million6.59 billion
20046.62 million128 million6.5 billion
20036.5 million128 million6.42 billion
20026.39 million128 million6.34 billion
20016.26 million127 million6.26 billion
20006.11 million127 million6.17 billion
19995.95 million127 million6.09 billion
19985.79 million127 million6.01 billion
19975.65 million126 million5.93 billion
19965.5 million126 million5.84 billion
19955.36 million126 million5.76 billion
19945.22 million125 million5.68 billion
19935.09 million125 million5.59 billion
19924.96 million124 million5.51 billion
19914.78 million124 million5.42 billion
19904.55 million123 million5.33 billion
19894.38 million123 million5.23 billion
19884.31 million123 million5.14 billion
19874.24 million122 million5.05 billion
19864.17 million121 million4.96 billion
19854.11 million121 million4.87 billion
19844.03 million120 million4.78 billion
19833.96 million120 million4.7 billion
19823.88 million120 million4.61 billion
19813.8 million119 million4.53 billion
19803.72 million118 million4.45 billion
19793.64 million118 million4.37 billion
19783.56 million117 million4.29 billion
19773.48 million116 million4.22 billion
19763.4 million115 million4.14 billion
19753.32 million113 million4.07 billion
19743.24 million112 million4 billion
19733.16 million111 million3.92 billion
19723.08 million109 million3.85 billion
19712.98 million108 million3.77 billion
19702.87 million107 million3.7 billion
19692.75 million106 million3.62 billion
19682.65 million104 million3.55 billion
19672.54 million103 million3.47 billion
19662.43 million102 million3.4 billion
19652.33 million101 million3.34 billion
19642.23 million99.9 million3.26 billion
19632.14 million99 million3.19 billion
19622.04 million98.1 million3.12 billion
19611.96 million97.2 million3.07 billion
19601.89 million96.4 million3.02 billion
19591.84 million95.6 million2.97 billion
19581.78 million94.9 million2.91 billion
19571.72 million94.1 million2.85 billion
19561.66 million93.3 million2.8 billion
19551.6 million92.4 million2.74 billion
19541.54 million91.4 million2.69 billion
19531.48 million90.3 million2.63 billion
19521.41 million89.1 million2.58 billion
19511.35 million87.9 million2.54 billion
19501.29 million86.4 million2.49 billion
19491.23 million83.3 million–
19481.18 million82.2 million–
19471.14 million81 million–
19461.1 million79.9 million–
19451.06 million78.8 million–
19441.02 million77.7 million–
1943983,30076.7 million–
1942947,80075.6 million–
1941912,70074.6 million–
1940878,30073.6 million–
1939844,30072.6 million–
1938810,90071.7 million–
1937778,10070.8 million–
1936746,70069.9 million–
1935716,50069 million–
1934687,50068.1 million–
1933659,70067.2 million–
1932633,00066.4 million–
1931609,10065.5 million–
1930588,00064.7 million–
1929569,40063.8 million–
1928553,10062.9 million–
1927539,10062.1 million–
1926525,50061.2 million–
1925512,20060.3 million–
1924499,30059.5 million–
1923486,70058.7 million–
1922474,40057.9 million–
1921463,80057.1 million–
1920455,00056.3 million–
1919447,80055.6 million–
1918442,20054.9 million–
1917438,20054.3 million–
1916434,20053.6 million–
1915430,30053 million–
1914426,50052.3 million–
1913422,60051.7 million–
1912418,80051.1 million–
1911414,70050.5 million–
1910410,20049.9 million–
1909405,50049.3 million–
1908400,30048.7 million–
1907394,90048.2 million–
1906389,60047.6 million–
1905384,30047 million–
1904379,10046.5 million–
1903374,00046 million–
1902369,00045.4 million–
1901364,10044.9 million–
1900359,30044.4 million–
1899354,60044 million–
1898350,10043.5 million–
1897345,70043.1 million–
1896341,40042.7 million–
1895337,10042.3 million–
1894332,90041.9 million–
1893328,70041.5 million–
1892324,60041.1 million–
1891320,60040.7 million–
1890316,60040.3 million–
1889312,80039.9 million–
1888309,00039.6 million–
1887305,30039.2 million–
1886301,70038.9 million–
1885298,10038.6 million–
1884294,50038.2 million–
1883291,00037.9 million–
1882287,50037.6 million–
1881284,60037.3 million–
1880282,10037 million–
1879280,20036.7 million–
1878278,80036.4 million–
1877277,80036.2 million–
1876276,90036 million–
1875275,90035.7 million–
1874275,00035.5 million–
1873274,10035.2 million–
1872273,10035 million–
1871271,40034.8 million–
1870269,00034.6 million–
1869265,80034.4 million–
1868262,00034.3 million–
1867257,40034.1 million–
1866252,90034 million–
1865248,50033.9 million–
1864244,10033.7 million–
1863239,90033.6 million–
1862235,70033.5 million–
1861232,00033.4 million–
1860228,80033.2 million–
1859226,10033.1 million–
1858223,90033 million–
1857222,10032.9 million–
1856220,30032.7 million–
1855218,50032.6 million–
1854216,80032.5 million–
1853215,10032.4 million–
1852213,40032.2 million–
1851212,00032.1 million–
1850211,00032.1 million–
1849210,30032 million–
1848210,00031.9 million–
1847210,00031.9 million–
1846210,00031.9 million–
1845210,00031.8 million–
1844210,00031.8 million–
1843210,00031.8 million–
1842210,00031.7 million–
1841210,00031.7 million–
1840210,00031.7 million–
1839210,00031.6 million–
1838210,00031.6 million–
1837210,00031.6 million–
1836210,00031.5 million–
1835210,00031.5 million–
1834210,00031.5 million–
1833210,00031.4 million–
1832210,00031.4 million–
1831210,00031.4 million–
1830210,00031.3 million–
1829210,00031.3 million–
1828210,00031.3 million–
1827210,00031.2 million–
1826210,00031.2 million–
1825210,00031.2 million–
1824210,00031.1 million–
1823210,00031.1 million–
1822210,00031.1 million–
1821210,00031 million–
1820210,00030.9 million–
1819210,00030.8 million–
1818210,00030.7 million–
1817210,00030.5 million–
1816210,00030.4 million–
1815210,00030.2 million–
1814210,00030.1 million–
1813210,00029.9 million–
1812210,00029.8 million–
1811210,00029.6 million–
1810210,00029.5 million–
1809210,00029.3 million–
1808210,00029.2 million–
1807210,00029 million–
1806210,00028.9 million–
1805210,00028.7 million–
1804210,00028.6 million–
1803210,00028.4 million–
1802210,00028.3 million–
1801210,00028.1 million–
1800210,00028 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIsraelJapanWorld
20249.39 million9.34 million–9.44 million124 million124 million–124 million8.16 billion
20259.52 million9.36 million–9.68 million123 million123 million–123 million8.23 billion
20269.65 million9.35 million–9.94 million122 million122 million–123 million8.3 billion
20279.78 million9.33 million–10.2 million122 million121 million–123 million8.37 billion
20289.91 million9.31 million–10.5 million121 million120 million–122 million8.44 billion
202910 million9.28 million–10.9 million120 million119 million–122 million8.5 billion
203010.2 million9.22 million–11.2 million120 million118 million–122 million8.57 billion
203110.3 million9.15 million–11.6 million119 million117 million–121 million8.63 billion
203210.5 million9.05 million–12 million118 million116 million–121 million8.7 billion
203310.6 million8.96 million–12.3 million117 million115 million–120 million8.76 billion
203410.7 million8.89 million–12.7 million117 million114 million–120 million8.82 billion
203510.9 million8.83 million–13.2 million116 million112 million–120 million8.89 billion
203611 million8.73 million–13.5 million115 million111 million–119 million8.95 billion
203711.1 million8.64 million–14 million114 million110 million–119 million9.01 billion
203811.3 million8.58 million–14.5 million114 million109 million–119 million9.06 billion
203911.4 million8.47 million–15 million113 million108 million–118 million9.12 billion
204011.6 million8.38 million–15.5 million112 million107 million–118 million9.18 billion
204111.7 million8.29 million–16.1 million111 million106 million–118 million9.23 billion
204211.9 million8.17 million–16.6 million111 million105 million–117 million9.29 billion
204312 million8.03 million–17.1 million110 million104 million–117 million9.34 billion
204412.2 million7.88 million–17.7 million109 million103 million–117 million9.39 billion
204512.3 million7.75 million–18.4 million109 million102 million–116 million9.44 billion
204612.5 million7.65 million–19 million108 million101 million–116 million9.49 billion
204712.6 million7.55 million–19.6 million107 million99.6 million–116 million9.54 billion
204812.8 million7.49 million–20.1 million107 million98.5 million–115 million9.58 billion
204912.9 million7.48 million–20.7 million106 million97.5 million–115 million9.62 billion
205013.1 million7.39 million–21.4 million105 million96.4 million–115 million9.66 billion
205113.2 million7.26 million–22 million105 million95.3 million–115 million9.7 billion
205213.4 million7.13 million–22.8 million104 million94.1 million–114 million9.74 billion
205313.6 million7.04 million–23.4 million103 million93 million–114 million9.78 billion
205413.7 million6.94 million–24 million102 million91.9 million–114 million9.81 billion
205513.9 million6.82 million–25 million102 million90.9 million–114 million9.85 billion
205614 million6.78 million–26.1 million101 million89.8 million–113 million9.88 billion
205714.2 million6.72 million–27.1 million100 million88.6 million–113 million9.91 billion
205814.3 million6.62 million–27.9 million99.6 million87.5 million–113 million9.94 billion
205914.5 million6.57 million–28.7 million98.9 million86.3 million–113 million9.96 billion
206014.6 million6.52 million–29.6 million98.1 million85.1 million–113 million9.99 billion
206114.7 million6.49 million–30.7 million97.4 million84 million–112 million10 billion
206214.9 million6.43 million–31.7 million96.6 million82.9 million–112 million10 billion
206315 million6.36 million–32.8 million95.8 million81.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
206415.2 million6.29 million–33.8 million95.1 million80.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
206515.3 million6.2 million–34.7 million94.3 million79.4 million–111 million10.1 billion
206615.4 million6.05 million–35.4 million93.6 million78 million–111 million10.1 billion
206715.6 million5.95 million–36.3 million92.8 million76.7 million–111 million10.1 billion
206815.7 million5.94 million–37.2 million92.1 million75.5 million–110 million10.2 billion
206915.9 million5.87 million–38.2 million91.3 million74.4 million–110 million10.2 billion
207016 million5.78 million–39.5 million90.6 million73.3 million–110 million10.2 billion
207116.1 million5.66 million–41.1 million89.9 million72.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
207216.3 million5.52 million–42.4 million89.2 million71.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
207316.4 million5.4 million–43.4 million88.6 million70.2 million–110 million10.2 billion
207416.5 million5.33 million–44.3 million88 million69.2 million–109 million10.2 billion
207516.7 million5.3 million–45.2 million87.4 million68.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
207616.8 million5.23 million–46.2 million86.8 million67.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
207716.9 million5.11 million–47.6 million86.2 million66.3 million–110 million10.3 billion
207817.1 million5.04 million–48.9 million85.7 million65.3 million–110 million10.3 billion
207917.2 million5.04 million–49.9 million85.2 million64.5 million–110 million10.3 billion
208017.4 million5.06 million–50.8 million84.7 million63.6 million–110 million10.3 billion
208117.5 million4.97 million–52.2 million84.3 million62.8 million–110 million10.3 billion
208217.7 million4.8 million–54.2 million83.8 million62.1 million–110 million10.3 billion
208317.8 million4.72 million–56.6 million83.4 million61.4 million–110 million10.3 billion
208417.9 million4.66 million–58.4 million83 million60.7 million–110 million10.3 billion
208518.1 million4.57 million–59.2 million82.6 million59.9 million–110 million10.3 billion
208618.2 million4.49 million–59.9 million82.2 million59.2 million–110 million10.3 billion
208718.3 million4.41 million–61 million81.8 million58.5 million–110 million10.3 billion
208818.4 million4.31 million–62.4 million81.4 million57.7 million–111 million10.3 billion
208918.6 million4.19 million–64.4 million81 million56.9 million–111 million10.3 billion
209018.7 million4.08 million–66.8 million80.6 million56.1 million–111 million10.3 billion
209118.8 million3.92 million–69.1 million80.3 million55.3 million–111 million10.3 billion
209218.9 million3.72 million–71.5 million79.9 million54.5 million–111 million10.3 billion
209319 million3.63 million–73.6 million79.5 million53.6 million–112 million10.3 billion
209419.1 million3.61 million–75.1 million79.1 million52.6 million–112 million10.2 billion
209519.3 million3.53 million–76.4 million78.8 million51.8 million–112 million10.2 billion
209619.4 million3.4 million–77.7 million78.4 million51 million–112 million10.2 billion
209719.5 million3.38 million–79.2 million78 million50.1 million–112 million10.2 billion
209819.6 million3.37 million–81.6 million77.6 million49.4 million–113 million10.2 billion
209919.7 million3.26 million–83.8 million77.2 million48.6 million–113 million10.2 billion
210019.8 million3.09 million–85.8 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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