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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 13.6 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.59% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Belarus vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Japan
2100 4,398,633 76,978,998
2099 4,449,573 77,363,458
2098 4,500,269 77,742,445
2097 4,550,935 78,118,375
2096 4,601,487 78,498,614
2095 4,652,286 78,875,245
2094 4,703,117 79,250,325
2093 4,754,252 79,628,057
2092 4,805,369 80,007,967
2091 4,856,664 80,383,529
2090 4,908,430 80,760,724
2089 4,960,656 81,140,553
2088 5,013,287 81,521,696
2087 5,066,741 81,908,373
2086 5,120,920 82,304,497
2085 5,176,048 82,709,534
2084 5,232,002 83,123,058
2083 5,288,854 83,544,006
2082 5,346,728 83,980,325
2081 5,405,543 84,429,305
2080 5,465,448 84,899,768
2079 5,526,121 85,387,247
2078 5,587,557 85,897,934
2077 5,650,096 86,434,291
2076 5,713,205 86,993,007
2075 5,777,144 87,577,777
2074 5,841,895 88,190,392
2073 5,907,671 88,834,763
2072 5,974,027 89,499,356
2071 6,041,554 90,184,464
2070 6,109,593 90,899,136
2069 6,178,463 91,625,421
2068 6,247,964 92,367,969
2067 6,318,511 93,113,499
2066 6,389,815 93,869,240
2065 6,461,651 94,633,430
2064 6,533,883 95,391,433
2063 6,606,470 96,148,081
2062 6,679,180 96,902,907
2061 6,751,939 97,654,031
2060 6,825,105 98,400,894
2059 6,898,206 99,144,216
2058 6,970,893 99,868,968
2057 7,043,508 100,585,601
2056 7,115,638 101,295,868
2055 7,187,104 101,989,736
2054 7,257,138 102,683,462
2053 7,326,052 103,359,083
2052 7,393,630 104,036,901
2051 7,459,522 104,706,698
2050 7,524,239 105,377,283
2049 7,588,059 106,053,011
2048 7,651,163 106,731,207
2047 7,712,657 107,419,237
2046 7,773,226 108,115,358
2045 7,833,564 108,820,982
2044 7,893,753 109,529,333
2043 7,953,762 110,245,586
2042 8,013,962 110,968,174
2041 8,075,253 111,704,629
2040 8,136,633 112,438,759
2039 8,198,487 113,175,948
2038 8,260,287 113,915,783
2037 8,321,922 114,662,374
2036 8,384,012 115,410,956
2035 8,446,649 116,162,381
2034 8,509,786 116,911,001
2033 8,573,478 117,652,676
2032 8,637,170 118,393,188
2031 8,700,460 119,127,425
2030 8,764,169 119,856,131
2029 8,827,965 120,574,242
2028 8,890,419 121,287,543
2027 8,952,131 121,989,133
2026 9,013,835 122,677,250
2025 9,073,924 123,339,586
2024 9,132,629 123,975,371
2023 9,178,298 124,516,650
2022 9,228,071 125,124,989
2021 9,302,585 125,681,593
2020 9,379,952 126,261,000
2019 9,419,758 126,633,000
2018 9,438,785 126,811,000
2017 9,458,989 126,972,000
2016 9,469,379 127,076,000
2015 9,461,076 127,141,000
2014 9,448,515 127,276,000
2013 9,443,211 127,445,000
2012 9,446,836 127,629,000
2011 9,461,643 127,833,000
2010 9,483,836 128,070,000
2009 9,504,583 128,047,000
2008 9,527,985 128,063,000
2007 9,560,953 128,001,000
2006 9,604,924 127,854,000
2005 9,663,915 127,773,000
2004 9,730,146 127,761,000
2003 9,796,749 127,718,000
2002 9,865,548 127,445,000
2001 9,928,549 127,149,000
2000 9,979,610 126,843,000
1999 10,026,738 126,631,000
1998 10,071,963 126,400,000
1997 10,117,433 126,057,000
1996 10,159,569 125,757,000
1995 10,193,831 125,472,000
1994 10,226,955 125,178,000
1993 10,239,050 124,829,000
1992 10,216,470 124,425,000
1991 10,194,050 123,964,000
1990 10,189,348 123,478,000
1989 10,170,000 123,069,000
1988 10,140,000 122,578,000
1987 10,111,000 122,069,000
1986 10,043,000 121,482,000
1985 9,975,000 120,837,000
1984 9,910,000 120,083,000
1983 9,843,000 119,307,000
1982 9,776,000 118,480,000
1981 9,710,000 117,661,000
1980 9,643,000 116,807,000
1979 9,584,000 115,890,000
1978 9,525,000 114,913,000
1977 9,463,000 113,872,000
1976 9,411,000 112,775,000
1975 9,367,000 111,573,000
1974 9,317,584 110,162,000
1973 9,257,272 108,707,000
1972 9,188,968 107,188,000
1971 9,115,576 105,697,000
1970 9,040,000 103,403,000
1969 8,960,304 102,219,000
1968 8,874,552 101,011,000
1967 8,785,648 99,879,000
1966 8,696,496 98,851,000
1965 8,610,000 97,952,000
1964 8,524,224 96,903,000
1963 8,437,232 95,900,000
1962 8,351,928 94,933,000
1961 8,271,216 94,055,000
1960 8,198,000 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/belarus/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd 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) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Belarus and 29.1% in Japan.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Japan
2100 -1.14% -0.5%
2099 -1.13% -0.49%
2098 -1.11% -0.48%
2097 -1.1% -0.48%
2096 -1.09% -0.48%
2095 -1.08% -0.47%
2094 -1.08% -0.47%
2093 -1.06% -0.47%
2092 -1.06% -0.47%
2091 -1.05% -0.47%
2090 -1.05% -0.47%
2089 -1.05% -0.47%
2088 -1.05% -0.47%
2087 -1.06% -0.48%
2086 -1.07% -0.49%
2085 -1.07% -0.5%
2084 -1.07% -0.5%
2083 -1.08% -0.52%
2082 -1.09% -0.53%
2081 -1.1% -0.55%
2080 -1.1% -0.57%
2079 -1.1% -0.59%
2078 -1.11% -0.62%
2077 -1.1% -0.64%
2076 -1.11% -0.67%
2075 -1.11% -0.69%
2074 -1.11% -0.73%
2073 -1.11% -0.74%
2072 -1.12% -0.76%
2071 -1.11% -0.79%
2070 -1.11% -0.79%
2069 -1.11% -0.8%
2068 -1.12% -0.8%
2067 -1.12% -0.81%
2066 -1.11% -0.81%
2065 -1.11% -0.79%
2064 -1.1% -0.79%
2063 -1.09% -0.78%
2062 -1.08% -0.77%
2061 -1.07% -0.76%
2060 -1.06% -0.75%
2059 -1.04% -0.73%
2058 -1.03% -0.71%
2057 -1.01% -0.7%
2056 -0.99% -0.68%
2055 -0.97% -0.68%
2054 -0.94% -0.65%
2053 -0.91% -0.65%
2052 -0.88% -0.64%
2051 -0.86% -0.64%
2050 -0.84% -0.64%
2049 -0.82% -0.64%
2048 -0.8% -0.64%
2047 -0.78% -0.64%
2046 -0.77% -0.65%
2045 -0.76% -0.65%
2044 -0.75% -0.65%
2043 -0.75% -0.65%
2042 -0.76% -0.66%
2041 -0.75% -0.65%
2040 -0.75% -0.65%
2039 -0.75% -0.65%
2038 -0.74% -0.65%
2037 -0.74% -0.65%
2036 -0.74% -0.65%
2035 -0.74% -0.64%
2034 -0.74% -0.63%
2033 -0.74% -0.63%
2032 -0.73% -0.62%
2031 -0.73% -0.61%
2030 -0.72% -0.6%
2029 -0.7% -0.59%
2028 -0.69% -0.58%
2027 -0.68% -0.56%
2026 -0.66% -0.54%
2025 -0.64% -0.51%
2024 -0.5% -0.43%
2023 -0.54% -0.49%
2022 -0.8% -0.44%
2021 -0.82% -0.46%
2020 -0.42% -0.29%
2019 -0.2% -0.14%
2018 -0.21% -0.13%
2017 -0.11% -0.08%
2016 0.09% -0.05%
2015 0.13% -0.11%
2014 0.06% -0.13%
2013 -0.04% -0.14%
2012 -0.16% -0.16%
2011 -0.23% -0.19%
2010 -0.22% 0.02%
2009 -0.25% -0.01%
2008 -0.34% 0.05%
2007 -0.46% 0.11%
2006 -0.61% 0.06%
2005 -0.68% 0.009%
2004 -0.68% 0.03%
2003 -0.7% 0.21%
2002 -0.63% 0.23%
2001 -0.51% 0.24%
2000 -0.47% 0.17%
1999 -0.45% 0.18%
1998 -0.45% 0.27%
1997 -0.41% 0.24%
1996 -0.34% 0.23%
1995 -0.32% 0.23%
1994 -0.12% 0.28%
1993 0.22% 0.32%
1992 0.22% 0.37%
1991 0.05% 0.39%
1990 0.19% 0.33%
1989 0.3% 0.4%
1988 0.29% 0.42%
1987 0.68% 0.48%
1986 0.68% 0.53%
1985 0.66% 0.63%
1984 0.68% 0.65%
1983 0.69% 0.7%
1982 0.68% 0.7%
1981 0.69% 0.73%
1980 0.62% 0.79%
1979 0.62% 0.85%
1978 0.66% 0.91%
1977 0.55% 0.97%
1976 0.47% 1.08%
1975 0.53% 1.28%
1974 0.65% 1.34%
1973 0.74% 1.42%
1972 0.81% 1.41%
1971 0.84% 2.22%
1970 0.89% 1.16%
1969 0.97% 1.2%
1968 1.01% 1.13%
1967 1.03% 1.04%
1966 1% 0.92%
1965 1.01% 1.08%
1964 1.03% 1.05%
1963 1.02% 1.02%
1962 0.98% 0.93%
1961 0.89% 0.9%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Belarus Japan
Current population
9013835
122677250
Population rank 102/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.48%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 -1,483
Annual growth/decline -45,669 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 185/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +140,579
Net migration rank 109/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 140,579
2024 - -3,119 - 153,357
2023 -56,924 -3,034 -871,617 175,003
2022 -47,839 -8,000 -825,825 175,003
2021 -67,118 -33,954 -640,976 -34,996
2020 -64,703 -33,954 -542,923 42,001
2019 -32,969 -33,954 -531,858 318,190
2018 -26,429 8,615 -456,520 320,601
2017 -17,026 3,337 -406,310 322,564
2016 -1,894 8,272 -343,106 314,732
2015 -946 18,088 -292,424 168,896
2014 -2,834 14,979 -267,279 58,109
2013 -6,610 10,550 -242,146 66,449
2012 -11,336 10,903 -229,733 67,904
2011 -26,493 5,686 -204,533 97,720
2010 -29,400 10,300 -128,070 131,860
2009 -25,662 13,610 -76,828 125,450
2008 -25,726 -495 -51,225 142,605
2007 -28,683 -4,013 -25,600 138,024
2006 -41,301 -8,303 12,785 130,065
2005 -50,252 -15,451 -25,554 113,017
2004 -50,597 -10,424 76,656 69,014
2003 -53,882 -10,795 114,946 74,875
2002 -58,207 -11,945 178,423 60,864
2001 -48,650 -4,469 203,438 59,563
2000 -40,916 1,812 228,317 23,468
1999 -49,131 2,028 202,610 56,901
1998 -44,316 13,192 265,440 45,912
1997 -46,540 -235 277,325 43,366
1996 -37,591 5,205 314,392 25,030
1995 -32,621 481 276,039 87,714
1994 -19,431 -12,570 363,017 154,214
1993 -11,263 19,652 312,073 168,836
1992 11,238 29,477 360,833 170,878
1991 18,349 -5,876 396,685 161,331
1990 32,606 -26,497 407,478 124,582
1989 49,833 5,639 467,662 31,202
1988 60,840 -5,424 527,085 51,154
1987 62,689 -12,462 598,138 28,001
1986 74,318 -11,499 631,706 27,987
1985 58,852 -784 676,687 -141,323
1984 64,415 -3,051 756,523 -273,686
1983 75,791 -2,938 775,495 -269,755
1982 65,499 3,339 805,664 -288,550
1981 65,057 14,998 811,861 -278,525
1980 62,101 16,616 864,372 -92,314
1979 64,481 395 950,298 -57,692
1978 67,342 -11,143 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 67,434 -4,925 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 66,677 -5,350 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 65,494 -6,302 1,204,989 107
1974 71,158 -5,157 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 70,911 -7,357 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 74,036 -7,966 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 77,464 -5,818 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 75,520 -8,643 1,230,496 33,731
1969 74,567 -12,833 1,195,962 49,447
1968 76,782 -7,511 1,191,930 43,593
1967 81,136 -13,409 1,258,475 29,632
1966 84,191 -14,544 682,072 68,934
1965 90,611 -17,979 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 101,618 -17,837 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 113,160 -28,653 987,770 -100,742
1962 124,945 -32,996 901,864 -57,075
1961 134,490 -26,780 893,522 -58,882
1960 136,399 -27,382 894,874 -150,371

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 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, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
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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