Japan vs United States

Japan vs United States: Population

Population in 2023: 124 million people in Japan and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 219 million people, or 2.76 times that in Japan.

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Japan vs United States: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 124 million people in Japan and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 219 million people, or 2.76 times that in Japan.
JapanUnited StatesEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 12 and United States ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 76.9 million people and United States at 421 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearJapanUnited StatesWorld
2023124 million344 million8.09 billion
2022125 million342 million8.02 billion
2021126 million340 million7.95 billion
2020126 million339 million7.89 billion
2019127 million338 million7.81 billion
2018127 million335 million7.73 billion
2017127 million332 million7.65 billion
2016127 million329 million7.56 billion
2015127 million326 million7.47 billion
2014128 million323 million7.38 billion
2013128 million320 million7.29 billion
2012128 million317 million7.2 billion
2011128 million314 million7.11 billion
2010128 million311 million7.02 billion
2009128 million308 million6.93 billion
2008128 million305 million6.84 billion
2007128 million302 million6.76 billion
2006128 million299 million6.67 billion
2005128 million296 million6.59 billion
2004128 million293 million6.5 billion
2003128 million290 million6.42 billion
2002128 million287 million6.34 billion
2001127 million284 million6.26 billion
2000127 million282 million6.17 billion
1999127 million279 million6.09 billion
1998127 million276 million6.01 billion
1997126 million274 million5.93 billion
1996126 million271 million5.84 billion
1995126 million268 million5.76 billion
1994125 million266 million5.68 billion
1993125 million263 million5.59 billion
1992124 million260 million5.51 billion
1991124 million257 million5.42 billion
1990123 million253 million5.33 billion
1989123 million251 million5.23 billion
1988123 million248 million5.14 billion
1987122 million246 million5.05 billion
1986121 million244 million4.96 billion
1985121 million242 million4.87 billion
1984120 million239 million4.78 billion
1983120 million237 million4.7 billion
1982120 million235 million4.61 billion
1981119 million232 million4.53 billion
1980118 million230 million4.45 billion
1979118 million228 million4.37 billion
1978117 million225 million4.29 billion
1977116 million223 million4.22 billion
1976115 million221 million4.14 billion
1975113 million219 million4.07 billion
1974112 million217 million4 billion
1973111 million215 million3.92 billion
1972109 million213 million3.85 billion
1971108 million210 million3.77 billion
1970107 million208 million3.7 billion
1969106 million205 million3.62 billion
1968104 million203 million3.55 billion
1967103 million201 million3.47 billion
1966102 million198 million3.4 billion
1965101 million196 million3.34 billion
196499.9 million193 million3.26 billion
196399 million190 million3.19 billion
196298.1 million187 million3.12 billion
196197.2 million184 million3.07 billion
196096.4 million180 million3.02 billion
195995.6 million177 million2.97 billion
195894.9 million174 million2.91 billion
195794.1 million172 million2.85 billion
195693.3 million169 million2.8 billion
195592.4 million166 million2.74 billion
195491.4 million164 million2.69 billion
195390.3 million161 million2.63 billion
195289.1 million159 million2.58 billion
195187.9 million157 million2.54 billion
195086.4 million154 million2.49 billion
194983.3 million146 million–
194882.2 million144 million–
194781 million142 million–
194679.9 million140 million–
194578.8 million138 million–
194477.7 million136 million–
194376.7 million134 million–
194275.6 million133 million–
194174.6 million131 million–
194073.6 million129 million–
193972.6 million128 million–
193871.7 million127 million–
193770.8 million126 million–
193669.9 million125 million–
193569 million124 million–
193468.1 million124 million–
193367.2 million123 million–
193266.4 million122 million–
193165.5 million121 million–
193064.7 million120 million–
192963.8 million118 million–
192862.9 million117 million–
192762.1 million115 million–
192661.2 million113 million–
192560.3 million112 million–
192459.5 million110 million–
192358.7 million109 million–
192257.9 million107 million–
192157.1 million105 million–
192056.3 million104 million–
191955.6 million102 million–
191854.9 million101 million–
191754.3 million99.6 million–
191653.6 million98.2 million–
191553 million96.9 million–
191452.3 million95.5 million–
191351.7 million94.2 million–
191251.1 million93 million–
191150.5 million91.6 million–
191049.9 million90.2 million–
190949.3 million88.7 million–
190848.7 million87.1 million–
190748.2 million85.4 million–
190647.6 million83.8 million–
190547 million82.3 million–
190446.5 million80.7 million–
190346 million79.2 million–
190245.4 million77.7 million–
190144.9 million76.3 million–
190044.4 million74.8 million–
189944 million73.5 million–
189843.5 million72.1 million–
189743.1 million70.8 million–
189642.7 million69.5 million–
189542.3 million68.2 million–
189441.9 million67 million–
189341.5 million65.8 million–
189241.1 million64.6 million–
189140.7 million63.4 million–
189040.3 million62.1 million–
188939.9 million60.8 million–
188839.6 million59.6 million–
188739.2 million58.2 million–
188638.9 million57 million–
188538.6 million55.7 million–
188438.2 million54.5 million–
188337.9 million53.3 million–
188237.6 million52.1 million–
188137.3 million51 million–
188037 million49.8 million–
187936.7 million48.8 million–
187836.4 million47.7 million–
187736.2 million46.6 million–
187636 million45.6 million–
187535.7 million44.6 million–
187435.5 million43.6 million–
187335.2 million42.7 million–
187235 million41.7 million–
187134.8 million40.8 million–
187034.6 million39.9 million–
186934.4 million39 million–
186834.3 million38.1 million–
186734.1 million37.3 million–
186634 million36.4 million–
186533.9 million35.6 million–
186433.7 million34.8 million–
186333.6 million34 million–
186233.5 million33.2 million–
186133.4 million32.4 million–
186033.2 million31.6 million–
185933.1 million30.8 million–
185833 million29.9 million–
185732.9 million29 million–
185632.7 million28.2 million–
185532.6 million27.4 million–
185432.5 million26.6 million–
185332.4 million25.8 million–
185232.2 million25 million–
185132.1 million24.3 million–
185032.1 million23.6 million–
184932 million22.9 million–
184831.9 million22.2 million–
184731.9 million21.6 million–
184631.9 million20.9 million–
184531.8 million20.3 million–
184431.8 million19.7 million–
184331.8 million19.1 million–
184231.7 million18.5 million–
184131.7 million18 million–
184031.7 million17.5 million–
183931.6 million17 million–
183831.6 million16.5 million–
183731.6 million16.1 million–
183631.5 million15.6 million–
183531.5 million15.2 million–
183431.5 million14.8 million–
183331.4 million14.4 million–
183231.4 million14 million–
183131.4 million13.6 million–
183031.3 million13.3 million–
182931.3 million12.9 million–
182831.3 million12.5 million–
182731.2 million12.2 million–
182631.2 million11.8 million–
182531.2 million11.5 million–
182431.1 million11.2 million–
182331.1 million10.9 million–
182231.1 million10.6 million–
182131 million10.3 million–
182030.9 million9.97 million–
181930.8 million9.67 million–
181830.7 million9.37 million–
181730.5 million9.07 million–
181630.4 million8.79 million–
181530.2 million8.51 million–
181430.1 million8.24 million–
181329.9 million7.98 million–
181229.8 million7.73 million–
181129.6 million7.5 million–
181029.5 million7.3 million–
180929.3 million7.11 million–
180829.2 million6.97 million–
180729 million6.84 million–
180628.9 million6.72 million–
180528.7 million6.59 million–
180428.6 million6.47 million–
180328.4 million6.35 million–
180228.3 million6.23 million–
180128.1 million6.11 million–
180028 million6 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanUnited StatesWorld
2024124 million124 million–124 million345 million345 million–346 million8.16 billion
2025123 million123 million–123 million347 million346 million–348 million8.23 billion
2026122 million122 million–123 million349 million347 million–351 million8.3 billion
2027122 million121 million–123 million351 million348 million–354 million8.37 billion
2028121 million120 million–122 million352 million349 million–356 million8.44 billion
2029120 million119 million–122 million354 million349 million–359 million8.5 billion
2030120 million118 million–122 million356 million350 million–362 million8.57 billion
2031119 million117 million–121 million357 million350 million–365 million8.63 billion
2032118 million116 million–121 million359 million351 million–367 million8.7 billion
2033117 million115 million–120 million360 million351 million–370 million8.76 billion
2034117 million114 million–120 million362 million351 million–373 million8.82 billion
2035116 million112 million–120 million363 million351 million–376 million8.89 billion
2036115 million111 million–119 million365 million351 million–379 million8.95 billion
2037114 million110 million–119 million366 million351 million–382 million9.01 billion
2038114 million109 million–119 million368 million351 million–385 million9.06 billion
2039113 million108 million–118 million369 million350 million–388 million9.12 billion
2040112 million107 million–118 million370 million350 million–391 million9.18 billion
2041111 million106 million–118 million372 million349 million–394 million9.23 billion
2042111 million105 million–117 million373 million349 million–397 million9.29 billion
2043110 million104 million–117 million374 million348 million–400 million9.34 billion
2044109 million103 million–117 million375 million347 million–403 million9.39 billion
2045109 million102 million–116 million376 million346 million–406 million9.44 billion
2046108 million101 million–116 million377 million346 million–409 million9.49 billion
2047107 million99.6 million–116 million378 million344 million–411 million9.54 billion
2048107 million98.5 million–115 million379 million343 million–414 million9.58 billion
2049106 million97.5 million–115 million380 million343 million–417 million9.62 billion
2050105 million96.4 million–115 million381 million342 million–420 million9.66 billion
2051105 million95.3 million–115 million382 million341 million–423 million9.7 billion
2052104 million94.1 million–114 million383 million340 million–425 million9.74 billion
2053103 million93 million–114 million383 million339 million–428 million9.78 billion
2054102 million91.9 million–114 million384 million337 million–431 million9.81 billion
2055102 million90.9 million–114 million385 million336 million–434 million9.85 billion
2056101 million89.8 million–113 million386 million335 million–436 million9.88 billion
2057100 million88.6 million–113 million386 million333 million–440 million9.91 billion
205899.6 million87.5 million–113 million387 million332 million–443 million9.94 billion
205998.9 million86.3 million–113 million388 million331 million–446 million9.96 billion
206098.1 million85.1 million–113 million389 million329 million–449 million9.99 billion
206197.4 million84 million–112 million390 million327 million–452 million10 billion
206296.6 million82.9 million–112 million391 million325 million–455 million10 billion
206395.8 million81.7 million–111 million392 million325 million–458 million10.1 billion
206495.1 million80.7 million–111 million392 million324 million–462 million10.1 billion
206594.3 million79.4 million–111 million393 million322 million–465 million10.1 billion
206693.6 million78 million–111 million394 million320 million–469 million10.1 billion
206792.8 million76.7 million–111 million395 million319 million–474 million10.1 billion
206892.1 million75.5 million–110 million396 million317 million–478 million10.2 billion
206991.3 million74.4 million–110 million397 million315 million–481 million10.2 billion
207090.6 million73.3 million–110 million398 million313 million–485 million10.2 billion
207189.9 million72.2 million–110 million399 million311 million–489 million10.2 billion
207289.2 million71.2 million–110 million400 million309 million–493 million10.2 billion
207388.6 million70.2 million–110 million401 million307 million–497 million10.2 billion
207488 million69.2 million–109 million402 million305 million–502 million10.2 billion
207587.4 million68.2 million–110 million403 million304 million–506 million10.3 billion
207686.8 million67.2 million–110 million404 million302 million–510 million10.3 billion
207786.2 million66.3 million–110 million405 million300 million–515 million10.3 billion
207885.7 million65.3 million–110 million406 million298 million–520 million10.3 billion
207985.2 million64.5 million–110 million406 million297 million–525 million10.3 billion
208084.7 million63.6 million–110 million407 million295 million–530 million10.3 billion
208184.3 million62.8 million–110 million408 million293 million–535 million10.3 billion
208283.8 million62.1 million–110 million409 million292 million–538 million10.3 billion
208383.4 million61.4 million–110 million409 million291 million–542 million10.3 billion
208483 million60.7 million–110 million410 million289 million–547 million10.3 billion
208582.6 million59.9 million–110 million411 million286 million–552 million10.3 billion
208682.2 million59.2 million–110 million412 million284 million–558 million10.3 billion
208781.8 million58.5 million–110 million412 million282 million–564 million10.3 billion
208881.4 million57.7 million–111 million413 million280 million–568 million10.3 billion
208981 million56.9 million–111 million414 million279 million–573 million10.3 billion
209080.6 million56.1 million–111 million415 million278 million–578 million10.3 billion
209180.3 million55.3 million–111 million415 million276 million–581 million10.3 billion
209279.9 million54.5 million–111 million416 million274 million–585 million10.3 billion
209379.5 million53.6 million–112 million417 million272 million–590 million10.3 billion
209479.1 million52.6 million–112 million417 million269 million–596 million10.2 billion
209578.8 million51.8 million–112 million418 million267 million–601 million10.2 billion
209678.4 million51 million–112 million419 million265 million–605 million10.2 billion
209778 million50.1 million–112 million420 million262 million–610 million10.2 billion
209877.6 million49.4 million–113 million420 million260 million–616 million10.2 billion
209977.2 million48.6 million–113 million421 million258 million–621 million10.2 billion
210076.9 million47.8 million–113 million421 million256 million–625 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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