The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 123,324,642 people compared to 11,575,983 in Jordan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 10.7 times bigger than Jordan's.
- Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 85th.
- The countries together account for 1.63% of the world: 1.49% for Japan vs 0.14% for Jordan.
- For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
- Since 2005, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (3.48% decline), while Jordan has grown from 6.03M to 11.6M (92% growth).
- Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Japan vs Jordan: live population counter
Japan
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Jordan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
123324642
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11575983
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| Population rank | 12/197 | 85/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.49% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
58.3 seconds
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4.62 minutes
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| One birth every |
42.2 seconds
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2.23 minutes
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| One death every |
19.5 seconds
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15.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 minutes
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3.36 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +153,357 | -156,369 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1,483 | +311 |
| Annual growth/decline | -541,279 | +113,663 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.43% | +0.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 182/197 | 103/197 |
Japan and Jordan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Japan
Population
Growth rate
Jordan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Japan
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Jordan
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Japan
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Jordan
|
|
| 1960 | 93,216,000 | 853,471 | - | - |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | 897,591 | 0.9% | 5.17% |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | 940,554 | 0.93% | 4.79% |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | 984,714 | 1.02% | 4.7% |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | 1,035,640 | 1.05% | 5.17% |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | 1,099,440 | 1.08% | 6.16% |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | 1,178,360 | 0.92% | 7.18% |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | 1,271,183 | 1.04% | 7.88% |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | 1,372,460 | 1.13% | 7.97% |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | 1,473,100 | 1.2% | 7.33% |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | 1,565,163 | 1.16% | 6.25% |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | 1,645,145 | 2.22% | 5.11% |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | 1,714,555 | 1.41% | 4.22% |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | 1,778,094 | 1.42% | 3.71% |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | 1,839,182 | 1.34% | 3.44% |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | 1,899,055 | 1.28% | 3.26% |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | 1,958,177 | 1.08% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | 2,019,002 | 0.97% | 3.11% |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | 2,083,595 | 0.91% | 3.2% |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | 2,153,882 | 0.85% | 3.37% |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | 2,234,186 | 0.79% | 3.73% |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | 2,325,517 | 0.73% | 4.09% |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | 2,426,927 | 0.7% | 4.36% |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | 2,537,307 | 0.7% | 4.55% |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | 2,654,688 | 0.65% | 4.63% |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | 2,778,810 | 0.63% | 4.68% |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | 2,909,887 | 0.53% | 4.72% |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | 3,047,634 | 0.48% | 4.73% |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | 3,193,039 | 0.42% | 4.77% |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | 3,349,627 | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | 3,621,908 | 0.33% | 8.13% |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | 3,915,149 | 0.39% | 8.1% |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | 4,127,693 | 0.37% | 5.43% |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | 4,348,020 | 0.32% | 5.34% |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | 4,561,406 | 0.28% | 4.91% |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | 4,752,096 | 0.23% | 4.18% |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | 4,912,516 | 0.23% | 3.38% |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | 5,046,285 | 0.24% | 2.72% |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | 5,164,284 | 0.27% | 2.34% |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | 5,276,444 | 0.18% | 2.17% |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | 5,386,945 | 0.17% | 2.09% |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | 5,498,894 | 0.24% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | 5,616,066 | 0.23% | 2.13% |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | 5,741,828 | 0.21% | 2.24% |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | 5,882,061 | 0.03% | 2.44% |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | 6,029,587 | 0.009% | 2.51% |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | 6,427,371 | 0.06% | 6.6% |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | 6,827,227 | 0.11% | 6.22% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | 6,989,866 | 0.05% | 2.38% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | 7,141,753 | -0.01% | 2.17% |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | 7,297,043 | 0.02% | 2.17% |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | 7,480,424 | -0.19% | 2.51% |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | 7,587,127 | -0.16% | 1.43% |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | 7,991,809 | -0.14% | 5.33% |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | 8,791,710 | -0.13% | 10% |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | 9,544,729 | -0.11% | 8.57% |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | 10,006,367 | -0.05% | 4.84% |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | 10,234,226 | -0.08% | 2.28% |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | 10,462,306 | -0.13% | 2.23% |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | 10,671,891 | -0.14% | 2% |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | 10,865,228 | -0.29% | 1.81% |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | 11,066,356 | -0.46% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | 11,256,263 | -0.44% | 1.72% |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | 11,439,213 | -0.49% | 1.63% |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | 11,552,876 | -0.43% | 0.99% |
| 2025 | 123,324,642 | 11,520,678 | -0.52% | -0.28% |
| 2026 | 122,647,678 | 11,589,528 | -0.55% | 0.6% |
| 2027 | 121,951,038 | 11,819,454 | -0.57% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 121,241,776 | 12,034,459 | -0.58% | 1.82% |
| 2029 | 120,524,230 | 12,245,726 | -0.59% | 1.76% |
| 2030 | 119,798,959 | 12,448,772 | -0.6% | 1.66% |
| 2031 | 119,065,610 | 12,652,545 | -0.61% | 1.64% |
| 2032 | 118,326,333 | 12,854,926 | -0.62% | 1.6% |
| 2033 | 117,583,337 | 13,050,713 | -0.63% | 1.52% |
| 2034 | 116,836,274 | 13,245,158 | -0.64% | 1.49% |
| 2035 | 116,084,328 | 13,440,821 | -0.64% | 1.48% |
| 2036 | 115,332,395 | 13,638,248 | -0.65% | 1.47% |
| 2037 | 114,582,890 | 13,840,237 | -0.65% | 1.48% |
| 2038 | 113,837,760 | 14,048,303 | -0.65% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 113,097,352 | 14,256,684 | -0.65% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 112,359,802 | 14,471,288 | -0.65% | 1.51% |
| 2041 | 111,622,622 | 14,684,501 | -0.66% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 110,891,223 | 14,883,641 | -0.66% | 1.36% |
| 2043 | 110,169,955 | 15,077,789 | -0.65% | 1.3% |
| 2044 | 109,455,823 | 15,273,526 | -0.65% | 1.3% |
| 2045 | 108,747,012 | 15,471,971 | -0.65% | 1.3% |
| 2046 | 108,044,346 | 15,662,312 | -0.65% | 1.23% |
| 2047 | 107,350,486 | 15,841,619 | -0.64% | 1.14% |
| 2048 | 106,665,616 | 16,021,374 | -0.64% | 1.13% |
| 2049 | 105,986,908 | 16,197,518 | -0.64% | 1.1% |
| 2050 | 105,312,022 | 16,367,341 | -0.64% | 1.05% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Japan decreased by 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline), while Jordan gained 3,515,142 people (a 58.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Japan lost -3,816,358 (a 3% decline), while Jordan's population increased by 2,031,254 (a 21.3% growth).
Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2005 and is 12th in 2025. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2005 and ranked 85th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Japan's population will shrink by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. The population of Jordan will increase by 41.4% to 16,367,341 people and rank change from 85th to 79th.
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Population differences between Japan and Jordan
|
Japan
|
Jordan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 85 years | 78.1 years |
| Average age | 48.3 years | 28.4 years |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 25.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 51.6:48.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 337 ppl/mi² |
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