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Population in Australia compared to Japan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 4.41 times bigger than Australia's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Australia vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Japan
2100 44,031,396 76,978,998
2099 43,809,392 77,363,458
2098 43,581,416 77,742,445
2097 43,339,542 78,118,375
2096 43,103,046 78,498,614
2095 42,875,281 78,875,245
2094 42,654,231 79,250,325
2093 42,420,140 79,628,057
2092 42,183,554 80,007,967
2091 41,942,760 80,383,529
2090 41,703,255 80,760,724
2089 41,471,675 81,140,553
2088 41,232,214 81,521,696
2087 41,005,392 81,908,373
2086 40,785,916 82,304,497
2085 40,573,592 82,709,534
2084 40,363,192 83,123,058
2083 40,140,606 83,544,006
2082 39,925,452 83,980,325
2081 39,703,018 84,429,305
2080 39,490,533 84,899,768
2079 39,277,415 85,387,247
2078 39,063,163 85,897,934
2077 38,847,269 86,434,291
2076 38,637,253 86,993,007
2075 38,425,571 87,577,777
2074 38,212,169 88,190,392
2073 38,002,408 88,834,763
2072 37,795,438 89,499,356
2071 37,589,598 90,184,464
2070 37,376,868 90,899,136
2069 37,159,014 91,625,421
2068 36,939,616 92,367,969
2067 36,721,604 93,113,499
2066 36,504,952 93,869,240
2065 36,297,175 94,633,430
2064 36,095,981 95,391,433
2063 35,883,588 96,148,081
2062 35,673,924 96,902,907
2061 35,465,080 97,654,031
2060 35,260,552 98,400,894
2059 35,055,719 99,144,216
2058 34,839,385 99,868,968
2057 34,630,577 100,585,601
2056 34,422,531 101,295,868
2055 34,208,970 101,989,736
2054 33,996,776 102,683,462
2053 33,788,097 103,359,083
2052 33,580,016 104,036,901
2051 33,366,925 104,706,698
2050 33,152,099 105,377,283
2049 32,937,633 106,053,011
2048 32,711,001 106,731,207
2047 32,496,856 107,419,237
2046 32,269,549 108,115,358
2045 32,047,969 108,820,982
2044 31,829,535 109,529,333
2043 31,610,306 110,245,586
2042 31,387,780 110,968,174
2041 31,168,179 111,704,629
2040 30,952,283 112,438,759
2039 30,740,454 113,175,948
2038 30,521,772 113,915,783
2037 30,307,856 114,662,374
2036 30,085,861 115,410,956
2035 29,862,898 116,162,381
2034 29,641,453 116,911,001
2033 29,418,053 117,652,676
2032 29,191,922 118,393,188
2031 28,959,421 119,127,425
2030 28,722,798 119,856,131
2029 28,484,745 120,574,242
2028 28,236,324 121,287,543
2027 27,984,287 121,989,133
2026 27,730,530 122,677,250
2025 27,466,430 123,339,586
2024 27,196,812 123,975,371
2023 26,659,922 124,516,650
2022 26,018,721 125,124,989
2021 25,685,412 125,681,593
2020 25,649,248 126,261,000
2019 25,334,826 126,633,000
2018 24,963,258 126,811,000
2017 24,592,588 126,972,000
2016 24,190,907 127,076,000
2015 23,815,995 127,141,000
2014 23,475,686 127,276,000
2013 23,128,129 127,445,000
2012 22,733,465 127,629,000
2011 22,340,024 127,833,000
2010 22,031,750 128,070,000
2009 21,691,653 128,047,000
2008 21,249,199 128,063,000
2007 20,827,622 128,001,000
2006 20,450,966 127,854,000
2005 20,176,844 127,773,000
2004 19,932,722 127,761,000
2003 19,720,737 127,718,000
2002 19,495,210 127,445,000
2001 19,274,701 127,149,000
2000 19,028,802 126,843,000
1999 18,812,264 126,631,000
1998 18,607,584 126,400,000
1997 18,423,037 126,057,000
1996 18,224,767 125,757,000
1995 18,004,882 125,472,000
1994 17,805,468 125,178,000
1993 17,634,808 124,829,000
1992 17,478,635 124,425,000
1991 17,284,036 123,964,000
1990 17,065,128 123,478,000
1989 16,814,416 123,069,000
1988 16,532,164 122,578,000
1987 16,263,874 122,069,000
1986 16,018,350 121,482,000
1985 15,788,312 120,837,000
1984 15,579,391 120,083,000
1983 15,393,472 119,307,000
1982 15,184,247 118,480,000
1981 14,923,260 117,661,000
1980 14,692,000 116,807,000
1979 14,514,000 115,890,000
1978 14,358,000 114,913,000
1977 14,192,000 113,872,000
1976 14,033,000 112,775,000
1975 13,893,000 111,573,000
1974 13,723,000 110,162,000
1973 13,380,000 108,707,000
1972 13,177,000 107,188,000
1971 12,937,000 105,697,000
1970 12,507,000 103,403,000
1969 12,263,000 102,219,000
1968 12,009,000 101,011,000
1967 11,799,000 99,879,000
1966 11,651,000 98,851,000
1965 11,388,000 97,952,000
1964 11,167,000 96,903,000
1963 10,950,000 95,900,000
1962 10,742,000 94,933,000
1961 10,483,000 94,055,000
1960 10,276,477 93,216,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/australia/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Japan
2100 0.51% -0.5%
2099 0.52% -0.49%
2098 0.56% -0.48%
2097 0.55% -0.48%
2096 0.53% -0.48%
2095 0.52% -0.47%
2094 0.55% -0.47%
2093 0.56% -0.47%
2092 0.57% -0.47%
2091 0.57% -0.47%
2090 0.56% -0.47%
2089 0.58% -0.47%
2088 0.55% -0.47%
2087 0.54% -0.48%
2086 0.52% -0.49%
2085 0.52% -0.5%
2084 0.55% -0.5%
2083 0.54% -0.52%
2082 0.56% -0.53%
2081 0.54% -0.55%
2080 0.54% -0.57%
2079 0.55% -0.59%
2078 0.56% -0.62%
2077 0.54% -0.64%
2076 0.55% -0.67%
2075 0.56% -0.69%
2074 0.55% -0.73%
2073 0.55% -0.74%
2072 0.55% -0.76%
2071 0.57% -0.79%
2070 0.59% -0.79%
2069 0.59% -0.8%
2068 0.59% -0.8%
2067 0.59% -0.81%
2066 0.57% -0.81%
2065 0.56% -0.79%
2064 0.59% -0.79%
2063 0.59% -0.78%
2062 0.59% -0.77%
2061 0.58% -0.76%
2060 0.58% -0.75%
2059 0.62% -0.73%
2058 0.6% -0.71%
2057 0.6% -0.7%
2056 0.62% -0.68%
2055 0.62% -0.68%
2054 0.62% -0.65%
2053 0.62% -0.65%
2052 0.64% -0.64%
2051 0.65% -0.64%
2050 0.65% -0.64%
2049 0.69% -0.64%
2048 0.66% -0.64%
2047 0.7% -0.64%
2046 0.69% -0.65%
2045 0.69% -0.65%
2044 0.69% -0.65%
2043 0.71% -0.65%
2042 0.7% -0.66%
2041 0.7% -0.65%
2040 0.69% -0.65%
2039 0.72% -0.65%
2038 0.71% -0.65%
2037 0.74% -0.65%
2036 0.75% -0.65%
2035 0.75% -0.64%
2034 0.76% -0.63%
2033 0.77% -0.63%
2032 0.8% -0.62%
2031 0.82% -0.61%
2030 0.84% -0.6%
2029 0.88% -0.59%
2028 0.9% -0.58%
2027 0.92% -0.56%
2026 0.96% -0.54%
2025 0.99% -0.51%
2024 2.01% -0.43%
2023 2.46% -0.49%
2022 1.3% -0.44%
2021 0.14% -0.46%
2020 1.24% -0.29%
2019 1.49% -0.14%
2018 1.51% -0.13%
2017 1.66% -0.08%
2016 1.57% -0.05%
2015 1.45% -0.11%
2014 1.5% -0.13%
2013 1.74% -0.14%
2012 1.76% -0.16%
2011 1.4% -0.19%
2010 1.57% 0.02%
2009 2.08% -0.01%
2008 2.02% 0.05%
2007 1.84% 0.11%
2006 1.36% 0.06%
2005 1.22% 0.009%
2004 1.07% 0.03%
2003 1.16% 0.21%
2002 1.14% 0.23%
2001 1.29% 0.24%
2000 1.15% 0.17%
1999 1.1% 0.18%
1998 1% 0.27%
1997 1.09% 0.24%
1996 1.22% 0.23%
1995 1.12% 0.23%
1994 0.97% 0.28%
1993 0.89% 0.32%
1992 1.13% 0.37%
1991 1.28% 0.39%
1990 1.49% 0.33%
1989 1.71% 0.4%
1988 1.65% 0.42%
1987 1.53% 0.48%
1986 1.46% 0.53%
1985 1.34% 0.63%
1984 1.21% 0.65%
1983 1.38% 0.7%
1982 1.75% 0.7%
1981 1.57% 0.73%
1980 1.23% 0.79%
1979 1.09% 0.85%
1978 1.17% 0.91%
1977 1.13% 0.97%
1976 1.01% 1.08%
1975 1.24% 1.28%
1974 2.56% 1.34%
1973 1.54% 1.42%
1972 1.86% 1.41%
1971 3.44% 2.22%
1970 1.99% 1.16%
1969 2.12% 1.2%
1968 1.78% 1.13%
1967 1.27% 1.04%
1966 2.31% 0.92%
1965 1.98% 1.08%
1964 1.98% 1.05%
1963 1.94% 1.02%
1962 2.47% 0.93%
1961 2.01% 0.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Australia Japan
Current population
27799169
122677250
Population rank 55/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 1.48%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
58.3 seconds
One birth every
1.83 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
2.86 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,471 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +536,890 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 185/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 +140,579
Net migration rank 11/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - 140,579
2024 - 138,510 - 153,357
2023 103,974 140,232 -871,617 175,003
2022 111,881 140,972 -825,825 175,003
2021 138,701 116,768 -640,976 -34,996
2020 133,376 44,447 -542,923 42,001
2019 136,808 207,142 -531,858 318,190
2018 157,269 226,412 -456,520 320,601
2017 150,015 255,023 -406,310 322,564
2016 152,403 254,648 -343,106 314,732
2015 150,041 212,350 -292,424 168,896
2014 154,940 200,177 -267,279 58,109
2013 159,584 215,823 -242,146 66,449
2012 161,408 235,776 -229,733 67,904
2011 156,380 197,657 -204,533 97,720
2010 158,628 166,752 -128,070 131,860
2009 160,518 235,628 -76,828 125,450
2008 155,119 275,773 -51,225 142,605
2007 154,124 249,873 -25,600 138,024
2006 132,931 191,985 12,785 130,065
2005 129,132 131,371 -25,554 113,017
2004 115,610 110,072 76,656 69,014
2003 118,325 104,437 114,946 74,875
2002 116,971 108,852 178,423 60,864
2001 117,575 117,552 203,438 59,563
2000 119,882 111,186 228,317 23,468
1999 118,517 92,900 202,610 56,901
1998 120,949 81,310 265,440 45,912
1997 121,592 67,661 277,325 43,366
1996 125,751 82,965 314,392 25,030
1995 131,436 80,456 276,039 87,714
1994 131,761 51,941 363,017 154,214
1993 137,551 23,833 312,073 168,836
1992 139,829 40,767 360,833 170,878
1991 138,273 68,847 396,685 161,331
1990 143,347 100,093 407,478 124,582
1989 127,789 144,042 467,662 31,202
1988 127,298 153,330 527,085 51,154
1987 128,484 136,421 598,138 28,001
1986 123,342 113,061 631,706 27,987
1985 143,674 98,327 676,687 -141,323
1984 123,077 79,617 756,523 -273,686
1983 130,844 73,251 775,495 -269,755
1982 126,030 111,722 805,664 -288,550
1981 125,356 121,921 811,861 -278,525
1980 117,536 89,189 864,372 -92,314
1979 116,112 52,137 950,298 -57,692
1978 116,299 45,832 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 117,793 44,946 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 115,070 32,792 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 123,648 25,336 1,204,989 107
1974 128,996 56,167 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 136,476 62,928 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 155,488 54,895 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 165,593 223,991 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 145,081 256,295 1,230,496 33,731
1969 143,477 108,770 1,195,962 49,447
1968 132,099 100,963 1,191,930 43,593
1967 126,249 80,904 1,258,475 29,632
1966 126,996 110,864 682,072 68,934
1965 122,990 118,891 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 128,420 91,588 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 140,161 73,237 987,770 -100,742
1962 143,943 58,315 901,864 -57,075
1961 150,955 64,495 893,522 -58,882
1960 141,816 85,707 894,874 -150,371

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/australia/japan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people). In Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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