Which has higher population, total, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?

East Asia & Pacific, at 2.39 billion against 123.37 million in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?

2.27 billion, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Population, total

East Asia & Pacific

2.39 billion

in 2025

Japan

123.37 million

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific rank

9th

Japan rank

12th

Population, total over time

East Asia & Pacific
Japan

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 2.39 billion against 123.37 million in Japan, a difference of 2.27 billion.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 19.4 times Japan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 46 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.13 billion	97.49 million	1.03 billion	East Asia & Pacific
1970s	1.42 billion	110.42 million	1.31 billion	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	1.67 billion	120.24 million	1.55 billion	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	1.93 billion	125.22 million	1.80 billion	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	2.13 billion	127.67 million	2.00 billion	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	2.29 billion	127.29 million	2.16 billion	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	2.38 billion	124.82 million	2.26 billion	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?: East Asia & Pacific, at 2.39 billion against 123.37 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?: 2.27 billion, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for population, total?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.