The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,202,850 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,308,499 people compared to 123,324,642 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 12 times bigger than Azerbaijan's.
- Azerbaijan is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 1.62% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 1.49% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.73% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2005, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.39M people to 10.3M (22.8% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (3.48% decline).
- Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 11.1M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Azerbaijan vs Japan: live population counter
Azerbaijan
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Japan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10308499
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123324642
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| Population rank | 94/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 1.49% |
| One net population change |
10.8 minutes
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58.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
4.66 minutes
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42.2 seconds
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| One death every |
8.77 minutes
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19.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
48.4 minutes
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3.43 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +10,864 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | +134 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | +48,892 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 137/197 | 182/197 |
Azerbaijan and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Azerbaijan
Population
Growth rate
Japan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Azerbaijan
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Japan
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Azerbaijan
|
Japan
|
|
| 1960 | 3,894,500 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,045,750 | 94,055,000 | 3.88% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 4,168,150 | 94,933,000 | 3.03% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 4,293,550 | 95,900,000 | 3.01% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 4,439,250 | 96,903,000 | 3.39% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 4,574,650 | 97,952,000 | 3.05% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 4,708,150 | 98,851,000 | 2.92% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 4,832,000 | 99,879,000 | 2.63% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 4,948,500 | 101,011,000 | 2.41% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 5,063,300 | 102,219,000 | 2.32% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 5,172,050 | 103,403,000 | 2.15% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 5,282,950 | 105,697,000 | 2.14% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 5,391,450 | 107,188,000 | 2.05% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 5,493,900 | 108,707,000 | 1.9% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 5,594,100 | 110,162,000 | 1.82% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 5,689,050 | 111,573,000 | 1.7% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 5,781,000 | 112,775,000 | 1.62% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 5,876,150 | 113,872,000 | 1.65% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 5,976,150 | 114,913,000 | 1.7% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 6,071,300 | 115,890,000 | 1.59% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 6,160,500 | 116,807,000 | 1.47% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 6,257,750 | 117,661,000 | 1.58% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 6,357,550 | 118,480,000 | 1.59% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 6,459,800 | 119,307,000 | 1.61% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 6,567,850 | 120,083,000 | 1.67% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 6,670,150 | 120,837,000 | 1.56% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 6,770,300 | 121,482,000 | 1.5% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 6,875,350 | 122,069,000 | 1.55% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 6,974,600 | 122,578,000 | 1.44% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 7,076,550 | 123,069,000 | 1.46% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 7,175,200 | 123,478,000 | 1.39% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 7,271,300 | 123,964,000 | 1.34% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 7,382,050 | 124,425,000 | 1.52% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 7,494,800 | 124,829,000 | 1.53% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 7,596,550 | 125,178,000 | 1.36% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 7,684,850 | 125,472,000 | 1.16% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 7,763,000 | 125,757,000 | 1.02% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 7,838,250 | 126,057,000 | 0.97% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 7,913,000 | 126,400,000 | 0.95% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 7,982,750 | 126,631,000 | 0.88% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 8,048,600 | 126,843,000 | 0.82% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 8,111,200 | 127,149,000 | 0.78% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 8,171,950 | 127,445,000 | 0.75% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 8,234,100 | 127,718,000 | 0.76% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 8,306,500 | 127,761,000 | 0.88% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 8,391,850 | 127,773,000 | 1.03% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 8,484,550 | 127,854,000 | 1.1% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 8,581,300 | 128,001,000 | 1.14% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 8,763,400 | 128,063,000 | 2.12% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 8,947,243 | 128,047,000 | 2.1% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 9,054,332 | 128,070,000 | 1.2% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 9,173,082 | 127,833,000 | 1.31% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 9,295,784 | 127,629,000 | 1.34% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 9,416,801 | 127,445,000 | 1.3% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 9,535,079 | 127,276,000 | 1.26% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 9,649,341 | 127,141,000 | 1.2% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 9,757,812 | 127,076,000 | 1.12% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 9,854,033 | 126,972,000 | 0.99% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 9,939,771 | 126,811,000 | 0.87% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 10,024,283 | 126,633,000 | 0.85% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 10,093,121 | 126,261,000 | 0.69% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 10,137,750 | 125,681,593 | 0.44% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 10,141,756 | 125,124,989 | 0.04% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 10,153,958 | 124,516,650 | 0.12% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 10,202,850 | 123,975,371 | 0.48% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 10,263,192 | 123,324,642 | 0.59% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 10,319,595 | 122,647,678 | 0.55% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 10,373,460 | 121,951,038 | 0.52% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 10,425,946 | 121,241,776 | 0.51% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 10,477,429 | 120,524,230 | 0.49% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 10,527,400 | 119,798,959 | 0.48% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 10,576,015 | 119,065,610 | 0.46% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 10,623,687 | 118,326,333 | 0.45% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 10,669,963 | 117,583,337 | 0.44% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 10,714,572 | 116,836,274 | 0.42% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 10,757,666 | 116,084,328 | 0.4% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 10,798,811 | 115,332,395 | 0.38% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 10,837,689 | 114,582,890 | 0.36% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 10,873,833 | 113,837,760 | 0.33% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 10,907,324 | 113,097,352 | 0.31% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 10,937,977 | 112,359,802 | 0.28% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 10,965,202 | 111,622,622 | 0.25% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 10,989,309 | 110,891,223 | 0.22% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 11,010,513 | 110,169,955 | 0.19% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 11,028,582 | 109,455,823 | 0.16% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 11,044,051 | 108,747,012 | 0.14% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 11,056,769 | 108,044,346 | 0.12% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 11,066,704 | 107,350,486 | 0.09% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 11,074,312 | 106,665,616 | 0.07% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 11,078,340 | 105,986,908 | 0.04% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 11,079,701 | 105,312,022 | 0.01% | -0.64% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,257,491 people (a 15% growth), while Japan lost 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Azerbaijan gained 659,158 (a 6.83% growth), while Japan's population decreased by -3,816,358 (a 3% decline).
Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2005 and is 94th in 2025. Japan was ranked 10th in 2005 and ranked 12th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.48% to 11,079,701 people and will still be ranked 94th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
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Population differences between Azerbaijan and Japan
|
Azerbaijan
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.7 years | 85 years |
| Average age | 34.9 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 34.1 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.55 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 320 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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