Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Population, total

Japan
123.37 million
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend
2.33 billion
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Late-demographic dividend rank
10th

Population, total over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 2.33 billion against 123.37 million in Japan, a difference of 2.21 billion.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 18.9 times Japan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 97.49 million 1.18 billion 1.09 billion Late-demographic dividend
1970s 110.42 million 1.46 billion 1.35 billion Late-demographic dividend
1980s 120.24 million 1.70 billion 1.58 billion Late-demographic dividend
1990s 125.22 million 1.94 billion 1.82 billion Late-demographic dividend
2000s 127.67 million 2.11 billion 1.98 billion Late-demographic dividend
2010s 127.29 million 2.25 billion 2.12 billion Late-demographic dividend
2020s 124.82 million 2.32 billion 2.20 billion Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 2.33 billion against 123.37 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
2.21 billion, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for population, total?
Japan ranks 12th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 215 countries.
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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About this data

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

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.