The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 123,324,642 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 211.3 times bigger than Malta's.
- Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 1.49% for Japan vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
- Since 2005, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (3.48% decline), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
- Malta is projected to reach its peak in 2033 at 593K people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Japan vs Malta: live population counter
Japan
|
Malta
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
123324642
|
583596
|
| Population rank | 12/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.49% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
58.3 seconds
|
24.3 minutes
|
| One birth every |
42.2 seconds
|
1.96 hours
|
| One death every |
19.5 seconds
|
2.17 hours
|
| One migration net change every |
3.43 minutes
|
1.39 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +153,357 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1,483 | +59 |
| Annual growth/decline | -541,279 | +21,599 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.43% | +3.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 182/197 | 7/197 |
Japan and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
Japan
Population
Growth rate
Malta
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Japan
|
Malta
|
Japan
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Malta
|
|
| 1960 | 93,216,000 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | 325,250 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | 323,900 | 0.93% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | 322,550 | 1.02% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | 321,250 | 1.05% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | 318,800 | 1.08% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | 315,200 | 0.92% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | 311,550 | 1.04% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | 307,900 | 1.13% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | 304,300 | 1.2% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | 302,650 | 1.16% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | 302,700 | 2.22% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | 302,450 | 1.41% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | 302,200 | 1.42% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | 301,996 | 1.34% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | 304,222 | 1.28% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | 305,774 | 1.08% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | 306,970 | 0.97% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | 310,182 | 0.91% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | 313,342 | 0.85% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | 316,645 | 0.79% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | 318,982 | 0.73% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | 325,898 | 0.7% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | 330,524 | 0.7% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | 330,593 | 0.65% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | 336,452 | 0.63% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | 342,121 | 0.53% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | 344,485 | 0.48% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | 347,325 | 0.42% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | 350,722 | 0.4% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | 354,170 | 0.33% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | 363,845 | 0.39% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | 367,618 | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | 371,308 | 0.32% | 1% |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | 374,797 | 0.28% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | 377,419 | 0.23% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | 379,905 | 0.23% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | 382,791 | 0.24% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | 385,287 | 0.27% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | 387,578 | 0.18% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | 390,087 | 0.17% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | 393,028 | 0.24% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | 395,969 | 0.23% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | 398,582 | 0.21% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | 401,268 | 0.03% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | 403,834 | 0.009% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | 405,308 | 0.06% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | 406,724 | 0.11% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | 409,379 | 0.05% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | 412,477 | -0.01% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | 414,508 | 0.02% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | 416,268 | -0.19% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | 420,028 | -0.16% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | 424,810 | -0.14% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | 433,481 | -0.13% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | 444,220 | -0.11% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | 454,505 | -0.05% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | 467,106 | -0.08% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | 483,903 | -0.13% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | 503,912 | -0.14% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | 515,490 | -0.29% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | 518,150 | -0.46% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | 531,113 | -0.44% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | 552,747 | -0.49% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | 574,346 | -0.43% | 3.91% |
| 2025 | 123,324,642 | 580,514 | -0.52% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 122,647,678 | 584,351 | -0.55% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 121,951,038 | 586,444 | -0.57% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 121,241,776 | 588,290 | -0.58% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 120,524,230 | 589,776 | -0.59% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 119,798,959 | 590,973 | -0.6% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 119,065,610 | 591,921 | -0.61% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 118,326,333 | 592,622 | -0.62% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 117,583,337 | 592,974 | -0.63% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 116,836,274 | 592,827 | -0.64% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 116,084,328 | 592,332 | -0.64% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 115,332,395 | 591,668 | -0.65% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 114,582,890 | 590,830 | -0.65% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 113,837,760 | 589,771 | -0.65% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 113,097,352 | 588,528 | -0.65% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 112,359,802 | 587,256 | -0.65% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 111,622,622 | 585,895 | -0.66% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 110,891,223 | 584,467 | -0.66% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 110,169,955 | 582,966 | -0.65% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 109,455,823 | 581,355 | -0.65% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 108,747,012 | 579,693 | -0.65% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 108,044,346 | 577,954 | -0.65% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 107,350,486 | 576,050 | -0.64% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 106,665,616 | 574,050 | -0.64% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 105,986,908 | 572,187 | -0.64% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 105,312,022 | 570,210 | -0.64% | -0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Japan decreased by 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Japan lost -3,816,358 (a 3% decline), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).
Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2005 and is 12th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.
Biggest cities by population
|
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 |
|
Malta
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Japan and Malta
|
Japan
|
Malta
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 85 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 48.3 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 4,649 ppl/mi² |
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