Japan vs Russia
Japan vs Russia: Population
Population in 2023: 124 million people in Japan and 145 million people in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 21 million people, or 1.17 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Japan ranked 12 and Russia ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 76.9 million people and Russia at 126 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Japan | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 124 million | 145 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 125 million | 146 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 126 million | 146 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 126 million | 146 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 127 million | 147 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 127 million | 146 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 127 million | 146 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 127 million | 146 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 127 million | 145 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 128 million | 145 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 128 million | 145 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 128 million | 144 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 128 million | 144 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 128 million | 144 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 128 million | 144 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 128 million | 144 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 128 million | 144 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 128 million | 144 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 128 million | 145 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 128 million | 145 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 128 million | 146 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 128 million | 146 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 127 million | 146 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 127 million | 147 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 127 million | 147 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 127 million | 148 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 126 million | 148 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 126 million | 148 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 126 million | 148 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 125 million | 148 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 125 million | 148 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 124 million | 149 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 124 million | 149 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 123 million | 149 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 123 million | 148 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 123 million | 147 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 122 million | 146 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 121 million | 145 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 121 million | 144 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 120 million | 143 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 120 million | 141 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 120 million | 140 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 119 million | 139 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 118 million | 139 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 118 million | 138 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 117 million | 137 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 116 million | 136 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 115 million | 135 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 113 million | 134 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 112 million | 133 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 111 million | 133 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 109 million | 132 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 108 million | 131 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 107 million | 130 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 106 million | 130 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 104 million | 129 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 103 million | 128 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 102 million | 128 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 101 million | 127 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 99.9 million | 126 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 99 million | 124 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 98.1 million | 123 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 97.2 million | 122 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 96.4 million | 120 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 95.6 million | 118 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 94.9 million | 117 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 94.1 million | 115 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 93.3 million | 113 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 92.4 million | 111 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 91.4 million | 110 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 90.3 million | 108 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 89.1 million | 106 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 87.9 million | 105 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 86.4 million | 103 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 83.3 million | 101 million | – |
| 1948 | 82.2 million | 101 million | – |
| 1947 | 81 million | 99.6 million | – |
| 1946 | 79.9 million | 98.7 million | – |
| 1945 | 78.8 million | 97.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 77.7 million | 96.9 million | – |
| 1943 | 76.7 million | 96 million | – |
| 1942 | 75.6 million | 95.1 million | – |
| 1941 | 74.6 million | 94.3 million | – |
| 1940 | 73.6 million | 93.4 million | – |
| 1939 | 72.6 million | 92.5 million | – |
| 1938 | 71.7 million | 91.7 million | – |
| 1937 | 70.8 million | 90.9 million | – |
| 1936 | 69.9 million | 90 million | – |
| 1935 | 69 million | 89.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 68.1 million | 88.4 million | – |
| 1933 | 67.2 million | 87.6 million | – |
| 1932 | 66.4 million | 86.8 million | – |
| 1931 | 65.5 million | 86 million | – |
| 1930 | 64.7 million | 85.2 million | – |
| 1929 | 63.8 million | 84.4 million | – |
| 1928 | 62.9 million | 83.6 million | – |
| 1927 | 62.1 million | 82.9 million | – |
| 1926 | 61.2 million | 82.1 million | – |
| 1925 | 60.3 million | 81.4 million | – |
| 1924 | 59.5 million | 80.6 million | – |
| 1923 | 58.7 million | 79.9 million | – |
| 1922 | 57.9 million | 79.2 million | – |
| 1921 | 57.1 million | 78.4 million | – |
| 1920 | 56.3 million | 77.7 million | – |
| 1919 | 55.6 million | 77 million | – |
| 1918 | 54.9 million | 76.3 million | – |
| 1917 | 54.3 million | 75.6 million | – |
| 1916 | 53.6 million | 74.9 million | – |
| 1915 | 53 million | 74.2 million | – |
| 1914 | 52.3 million | 73.6 million | – |
| 1913 | 51.7 million | 72.9 million | – |
| 1912 | 51.1 million | 72.3 million | – |
| 1911 | 50.5 million | 71.6 million | – |
| 1910 | 49.9 million | 71 million | – |
| 1909 | 49.3 million | 70.3 million | – |
| 1908 | 48.7 million | 69.7 million | – |
| 1907 | 48.2 million | 69.1 million | – |
| 1906 | 47.6 million | 68.5 million | – |
| 1905 | 47 million | 67.8 million | – |
| 1904 | 46.5 million | 67.2 million | – |
| 1903 | 46 million | 66.6 million | – |
| 1902 | 45.4 million | 66 million | – |
| 1901 | 44.9 million | 65.4 million | – |
| 1900 | 44.4 million | 64.8 million | – |
| 1899 | 44 million | 64.3 million | – |
| 1898 | 43.5 million | 63.7 million | – |
| 1897 | 43.1 million | 63.1 million | – |
| 1896 | 42.7 million | 62.5 million | – |
| 1895 | 42.3 million | 62 million | – |
| 1894 | 41.9 million | 61.4 million | – |
| 1893 | 41.5 million | 60.9 million | – |
| 1892 | 41.1 million | 60.3 million | – |
| 1891 | 40.7 million | 59.8 million | – |
| 1890 | 40.3 million | 59.2 million | – |
| 1889 | 39.9 million | 58.7 million | – |
| 1888 | 39.6 million | 58.2 million | – |
| 1887 | 39.2 million | 57.7 million | – |
| 1886 | 38.9 million | 57.1 million | – |
| 1885 | 38.6 million | 56.6 million | – |
| 1884 | 38.2 million | 56.1 million | – |
| 1883 | 37.9 million | 55.6 million | – |
| 1882 | 37.6 million | 55.1 million | – |
| 1881 | 37.3 million | 54.6 million | – |
| 1880 | 37 million | 54.1 million | – |
| 1879 | 36.7 million | 53.6 million | – |
| 1878 | 36.4 million | 53.1 million | – |
| 1877 | 36.2 million | 52.7 million | – |
| 1876 | 36 million | 52.2 million | – |
| 1875 | 35.7 million | 51.7 million | – |
| 1874 | 35.5 million | 51.3 million | – |
| 1873 | 35.2 million | 50.8 million | – |
| 1872 | 35 million | 50.3 million | – |
| 1871 | 34.8 million | 49.9 million | – |
| 1870 | 34.6 million | 49.5 million | – |
| 1869 | 34.4 million | 49 million | – |
| 1868 | 34.3 million | 48.6 million | – |
| 1867 | 34.1 million | 48.2 million | – |
| 1866 | 34 million | 47.7 million | – |
| 1865 | 33.9 million | 47.3 million | – |
| 1864 | 33.7 million | 46.9 million | – |
| 1863 | 33.6 million | 46.5 million | – |
| 1862 | 33.5 million | 46 million | – |
| 1861 | 33.4 million | 45.6 million | – |
| 1860 | 33.2 million | 45.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 33.1 million | 44.8 million | – |
| 1858 | 33 million | 44.4 million | – |
| 1857 | 32.9 million | 44 million | – |
| 1856 | 32.7 million | 43.6 million | – |
| 1855 | 32.6 million | 43.2 million | – |
| 1854 | 32.5 million | 42.8 million | – |
| 1853 | 32.4 million | 42.4 million | – |
| 1852 | 32.2 million | 42.1 million | – |
| 1851 | 32.1 million | 41.7 million | – |
| 1850 | 32.1 million | 41.3 million | – |
| 1849 | 32 million | 40.9 million | – |
| 1848 | 31.9 million | 40.5 million | – |
| 1847 | 31.9 million | 40.2 million | – |
| 1846 | 31.9 million | 39.8 million | – |
| 1845 | 31.8 million | 39.4 million | – |
| 1844 | 31.8 million | 39.1 million | – |
| 1843 | 31.8 million | 38.7 million | – |
| 1842 | 31.7 million | 38.4 million | – |
| 1841 | 31.7 million | 38 million | – |
| 1840 | 31.7 million | 37.7 million | – |
| 1839 | 31.6 million | 37.3 million | – |
| 1838 | 31.6 million | 37 million | – |
| 1837 | 31.6 million | 36.7 million | – |
| 1836 | 31.5 million | 36.3 million | – |
| 1835 | 31.5 million | 36 million | – |
| 1834 | 31.5 million | 35.7 million | – |
| 1833 | 31.4 million | 35.3 million | – |
| 1832 | 31.4 million | 35 million | – |
| 1831 | 31.4 million | 34.7 million | – |
| 1830 | 31.3 million | 34.4 million | – |
| 1829 | 31.3 million | 34.1 million | – |
| 1828 | 31.3 million | 33.8 million | – |
| 1827 | 31.2 million | 33.5 million | – |
| 1826 | 31.2 million | 33.3 million | – |
| 1825 | 31.2 million | 33 million | – |
| 1824 | 31.1 million | 32.8 million | – |
| 1823 | 31.1 million | 32.6 million | – |
| 1822 | 31.1 million | 32.4 million | – |
| 1821 | 31 million | 32.2 million | – |
| 1820 | 30.9 million | 32.1 million | – |
| 1819 | 30.8 million | 31.9 million | – |
| 1818 | 30.7 million | 31.8 million | – |
| 1817 | 30.5 million | 31.7 million | – |
| 1816 | 30.4 million | 31.6 million | – |
| 1815 | 30.2 million | 31.5 million | – |
| 1814 | 30.1 million | 31.4 million | – |
| 1813 | 29.9 million | 31.4 million | – |
| 1812 | 29.8 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1811 | 29.6 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1810 | 29.5 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1809 | 29.3 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1808 | 29.2 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1807 | 29 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1806 | 28.9 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1805 | 28.7 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1804 | 28.6 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1803 | 28.4 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1802 | 28.3 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1801 | 28.1 million | 31.3 million | – |
| 1800 | 28 million | 31.3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Japan | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 million124 million–124 million | 145 million145 million–145 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 123 million123 million–123 million | 144 million143 million–145 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 122 million122 million–123 million | 143 million142 million–145 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 122 million121 million–123 million | 143 million141 million–145 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 121 million120 million–122 million | 143 million140 million–145 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 120 million119 million–122 million | 142 million140 million–145 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 120 million118 million–122 million | 142 million139 million–145 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 119 million117 million–121 million | 142 million138 million–145 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 118 million116 million–121 million | 141 million137 million–145 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 117 million115 million–120 million | 141 million136 million–145 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 117 million114 million–120 million | 140 million136 million–145 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 116 million112 million–120 million | 140 million135 million–146 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 115 million111 million–119 million | 140 million134 million–146 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 114 million110 million–119 million | 139 million133 million–146 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 114 million109 million–119 million | 139 million132 million–146 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 113 million108 million–118 million | 139 million131 million–146 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 112 million107 million–118 million | 138 million131 million–146 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 111 million106 million–118 million | 138 million130 million–146 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 111 million105 million–117 million | 138 million129 million–147 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 110 million104 million–117 million | 138 million128 million–147 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 109 million103 million–117 million | 137 million128 million–147 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 109 million102 million–116 million | 137 million127 million–148 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 108 million101 million–116 million | 137 million126 million–148 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 107 million99.6 million–116 million | 137 million125 million–149 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 107 million98.5 million–115 million | 137 million125 million–149 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 106 million97.5 million–115 million | 136 million124 million–149 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 105 million96.4 million–115 million | 136 million123 million–149 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 105 million95.3 million–115 million | 136 million122 million–149 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 104 million94.1 million–114 million | 136 million122 million–150 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 103 million93 million–114 million | 135 million121 million–150 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 102 million91.9 million–114 million | 135 million120 million–150 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 102 million90.9 million–114 million | 135 million119 million–150 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 101 million89.8 million–113 million | 134 million118 million–150 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 100 million88.6 million–113 million | 134 million117 million–150 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 99.6 million87.5 million–113 million | 134 million117 million–151 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 98.9 million86.3 million–113 million | 133 million116 million–151 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 98.1 million85.1 million–113 million | 133 million115 million–151 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 97.4 million84 million–112 million | 133 million114 million–151 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 96.6 million82.9 million–112 million | 132 million113 million–151 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 95.8 million81.7 million–111 million | 132 million112 million–152 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 95.1 million80.7 million–111 million | 132 million111 million–152 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 94.3 million79.4 million–111 million | 131 million111 million–152 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 93.6 million78 million–111 million | 131 million110 million–152 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 92.8 million76.7 million–111 million | 131 million109 million–153 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 92.1 million75.5 million–110 million | 130 million108 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 91.3 million74.4 million–110 million | 130 million107 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 90.6 million73.3 million–110 million | 130 million107 million–154 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 89.9 million72.2 million–110 million | 129 million106 million–154 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 89.2 million71.2 million–110 million | 129 million105 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 88.6 million70.2 million–110 million | 129 million104 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 88 million69.2 million–109 million | 129 million104 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 87.4 million68.2 million–110 million | 129 million103 million–156 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 86.8 million67.2 million–110 million | 128 million102 million–156 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 86.2 million66.3 million–110 million | 128 million101 million–157 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 85.7 million65.3 million–110 million | 128 million101 million–157 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 85.2 million64.5 million–110 million | 128 million100 million–158 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 84.7 million63.6 million–110 million | 128 million99.2 million–158 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 84.3 million62.8 million–110 million | 128 million98.3 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 83.8 million62.1 million–110 million | 128 million97.6 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 83.4 million61.4 million–110 million | 128 million97 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 83 million60.7 million–110 million | 128 million96.5 million–160 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 82.6 million59.9 million–110 million | 127 million95.9 million–161 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 82.2 million59.2 million–110 million | 127 million95.2 million–162 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 81.8 million58.5 million–110 million | 127 million94.4 million–163 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 81.4 million57.7 million–111 million | 127 million93.6 million–163 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 81 million56.9 million–111 million | 127 million93 million–164 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 80.6 million56.1 million–111 million | 127 million92.3 million–165 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 80.3 million55.3 million–111 million | 127 million91.8 million–165 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 79.9 million54.5 million–111 million | 127 million91.4 million–166 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 79.5 million53.6 million–112 million | 127 million90.9 million–167 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 79.1 million52.6 million–112 million | 127 million90.4 million–168 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 78.8 million51.8 million–112 million | 127 million89.8 million–169 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 78.4 million51 million–112 million | 127 million89.1 million–169 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 78 million50.1 million–112 million | 127 million88.3 million–170 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 77.6 million49.4 million–113 million | 127 million87.6 million–171 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 77.2 million48.6 million–113 million | 127 million86.8 million–171 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 76.9 million47.8 million–113 million | 126 million86.1 million–172 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
Japan vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJapan: 98.7% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025