The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 123,324,642 people compared to 36,281 in the Marshall Islands.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 3,399 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
- The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 1.49% for Japan vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (3.48% decline), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 51.9K to 36.3K (30.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29% of the population in Japan and 32.4% in the Marshall Islands.
Japan vs Marshall Islands: live population counter
Japan
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
123324642
|
36281
|
| Population rank | 12/197 | 192/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.49% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
58.3 seconds
|
6.85 hours
|
| One birth every |
42.2 seconds
|
10.7 hours
|
| One death every |
19.5 seconds
|
1.35 days
|
| One migration net change every |
3.43 minutes
|
4.96 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +153,357 | -1,765 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1,483 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -541,279 | -1,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.43% | -3.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 182/197 | 197/197 |
Japan and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
Japan
Population
Growth rate
Marshall Islands
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Japan
|
Marshall Islands
|
Japan
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
| 1960 | 93,216,000 | 14,703 | - | - |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | 15,219 | 0.9% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | 15,755 | 0.93% | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | 16,302 | 1.02% | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | 16,852 | 1.05% | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | 17,402 | 1.08% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | 17,927 | 0.92% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | 18,655 | 1.04% | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | 19,862 | 1.13% | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | 21,305 | 1.2% | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | 22,530 | 1.16% | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | 23,366 | 2.22% | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | 23,992 | 1.41% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | 24,581 | 1.42% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | 25,296 | 1.34% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | 26,154 | 1.28% | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | 27,021 | 1.08% | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | 27,906 | 0.97% | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | 28,809 | 0.91% | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | 29,738 | 0.85% | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | 30,774 | 0.79% | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | 32,017 | 0.73% | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | 33,397 | 0.7% | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | 34,811 | 0.7% | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | 36,264 | 0.65% | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | 37,761 | 0.63% | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | 39,286 | 0.53% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | 40,828 | 0.48% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | 42,321 | 0.42% | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | 43,586 | 0.4% | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | 44,629 | 0.33% | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | 45,568 | 0.39% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | 46,388 | 0.37% | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | 47,093 | 0.32% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | 47,712 | 0.28% | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | 48,266 | 0.23% | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | 48,775 | 0.23% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | 49,259 | 0.24% | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | 49,717 | 0.27% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | 50,202 | 0.18% | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | 50,706 | 0.17% | 1% |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | 51,123 | 0.24% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | 51,425 | 0.23% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | 51,639 | 0.21% | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | 51,791 | 0.03% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | 51,906 | 0.009% | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | 51,992 | 0.06% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | 52,035 | 0.11% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | 52,030 | 0.05% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | 52,019 | -0.01% | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | 52,044 | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | 51,907 | -0.19% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | 51,419 | -0.16% | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | 50,681 | -0.14% | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | 49,796 | -0.13% | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | 48,800 | -0.11% | -2% |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | 47,709 | -0.05% | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | 46,529 | -0.08% | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | 45,285 | -0.13% | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | 44,007 | -0.14% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | 42,706 | -0.29% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | 41,367 | -0.46% | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | 40,077 | -0.44% | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | 38,827 | -0.49% | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | 37,548 | -0.43% | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 123,324,642 | 36,281 | -0.52% | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 122,647,678 | 35,078 | -0.55% | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 121,951,038 | 33,976 | -0.57% | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 121,241,776 | 32,977 | -0.58% | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 120,524,230 | 32,054 | -0.59% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 119,798,959 | 31,191 | -0.6% | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 119,065,610 | 30,420 | -0.61% | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 118,326,333 | 29,740 | -0.62% | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 117,583,337 | 29,142 | -0.63% | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 116,836,274 | 28,608 | -0.64% | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 116,084,328 | 28,147 | -0.64% | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 115,332,395 | 27,751 | -0.65% | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 114,582,890 | 27,405 | -0.65% | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 113,837,760 | 27,092 | -0.65% | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 113,097,352 | 26,836 | -0.65% | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 112,359,802 | 26,598 | -0.65% | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 111,622,622 | 26,396 | -0.66% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 110,891,223 | 26,217 | -0.66% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 110,169,955 | 26,054 | -0.65% | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 109,455,823 | 25,913 | -0.65% | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 108,747,012 | 25,777 | -0.65% | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 108,044,346 | 25,653 | -0.65% | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 107,350,486 | 25,543 | -0.64% | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 106,665,616 | 25,429 | -0.64% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 105,986,908 | 25,311 | -0.64% | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 105,312,022 | 25,195 | -0.64% | -0.46% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Japan decreased by 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Japan lost -3,816,358 (a 3% decline), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).
Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2005 and is 12th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
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Population differences between Japan and the Marshall Islands
|
Japan
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 85 years | 67.2 years |
| Average age | 48.3 years | 27.5 years |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
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