The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 1,259,509 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 123,324,642 people compared to 1,256,649 in Mauritius.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 98.1 times bigger than Mauritius'.
- Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
- The countries together account for 1.51% of the world: 1.49% for Japan vs 0.02% for Mauritius.
- For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +0.004% in Mauritius.
- Since 2005, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (3.48% decline), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.26M (2.31% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29% of the population in Japan and 33.8% in Mauritius.
Japan vs Mauritius: live population counter
Japan
|
Mauritius
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
123324642
|
1256649
|
| Population rank | 12/197 | 157/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.49% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
58.3 seconds
|
5.72 hours
|
| One birth every |
42.2 seconds
|
40.9 minutes
|
| One death every |
19.5 seconds
|
44.3 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
3.43 minutes
|
3.14 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +153,357 | -2,787 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1,483 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -541,279 | -1,532 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.43% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 182/197 | 172/197 |
Japan and Mauritius: population history and growth rate by year chart
Japan
Population
Growth rate
Mauritius
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Japan
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Mauritius
|
Japan
|
Mauritius
|
|
| 1960 | 93,216,000 | 680,331 | - | - |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | 680,757 | 0.9% | 0.06% |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | 700,349 | 0.93% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | 718,861 | 1.02% | 2.64% |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | 736,381 | 1.05% | 2.44% |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | 753,000 | 1.08% | 2.26% |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | 768,813 | 0.92% | 2.1% |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | 783,917 | 1.04% | 1.96% |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | 798,413 | 1.13% | 1.85% |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | 812,405 | 1.2% | 1.75% |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | 826,000 | 1.16% | 1.67% |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | 839,230 | 2.22% | 1.6% |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | 852,053 | 1.41% | 1.53% |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | 864,819 | 1.42% | 1.5% |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | 878,042 | 1.34% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | 892,000 | 1.28% | 1.59% |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | 906,507 | 1.08% | 1.63% |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | 921,379 | 0.97% | 1.64% |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | 933,499 | 0.91% | 1.32% |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | 949,888 | 0.85% | 1.76% |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | 966,039 | 0.79% | 1.7% |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | 980,462 | 0.73% | 1.49% |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | 992,521 | 0.7% | 1.23% |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | 1,001,691 | 0.7% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | 1,012,221 | 0.65% | 1.05% |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | 1,020,528 | 0.63% | 0.82% |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | 1,028,360 | 0.53% | 0.77% |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | 1,036,082 | 0.48% | 0.75% |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | 1,043,239 | 0.42% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | 1,051,260 | 0.4% | 0.77% |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | 1,058,775 | 0.33% | 0.71% |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | 1,070,266 | 0.39% | 1.09% |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | 1,084,441 | 0.37% | 1.32% |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | 1,097,374 | 0.32% | 1.19% |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | 1,112,846 | 0.28% | 1.41% |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | 1,122,457 | 0.23% | 0.86% |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | 1,133,996 | 0.23% | 1.03% |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | 1,148,284 | 0.24% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | 1,160,421 | 0.27% | 1.06% |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | 1,175,267 | 0.18% | 1.28% |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | 1,186,873 | 0.17% | 0.99% |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | 1,196,287 | 0.24% | 0.79% |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | 1,204,621 | 0.23% | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | 1,213,370 | 0.21% | 0.73% |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | 1,221,003 | 0.03% | 0.63% |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | 1,228,254 | 0.009% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | 1,233,996 | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | 1,239,630 | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | 1,244,121 | 0.05% | 0.36% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | 1,247,429 | -0.01% | 0.27% |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | 1,250,400 | 0.02% | 0.24% |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | 1,252,404 | -0.19% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | 1,255,882 | -0.16% | 0.28% |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | 1,258,927 | -0.14% | 0.24% |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | 1,261,208 | -0.13% | 0.18% |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | 1,262,879 | -0.11% | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | 1,263,747 | -0.05% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | 1,264,887 | -0.08% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | 1,265,577 | -0.13% | 0.05% |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | 1,265,985 | -0.14% | 0.03% |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | 1,266,014 | -0.29% | 0.002% |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | 1,266,334 | -0.46% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | 1,262,523 | -0.44% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | 1,261,041 | -0.49% | -0.12% |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | 1,259,509 | -0.43% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 123,324,642 | 1,256,649 | -0.52% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 122,647,678 | 1,253,457 | -0.55% | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 121,951,038 | 1,250,062 | -0.57% | -0.27% |
| 2028 | 121,241,776 | 1,246,502 | -0.58% | -0.28% |
| 2029 | 120,524,230 | 1,242,774 | -0.59% | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 119,798,959 | 1,238,963 | -0.6% | -0.31% |
| 2031 | 119,065,610 | 1,234,965 | -0.61% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 118,326,333 | 1,230,623 | -0.62% | -0.35% |
| 2033 | 117,583,337 | 1,225,970 | -0.63% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 116,836,274 | 1,220,995 | -0.64% | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 116,084,328 | 1,215,701 | -0.64% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 115,332,395 | 1,210,085 | -0.65% | -0.46% |
| 2037 | 114,582,890 | 1,204,158 | -0.65% | -0.49% |
| 2038 | 113,837,760 | 1,197,926 | -0.65% | -0.52% |
| 2039 | 113,097,352 | 1,191,299 | -0.65% | -0.55% |
| 2040 | 112,359,802 | 1,184,262 | -0.65% | -0.59% |
| 2041 | 111,622,622 | 1,176,870 | -0.66% | -0.62% |
| 2042 | 110,891,223 | 1,169,165 | -0.66% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 110,169,955 | 1,161,119 | -0.65% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 109,455,823 | 1,152,733 | -0.65% | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 108,747,012 | 1,144,071 | -0.65% | -0.75% |
| 2046 | 108,044,346 | 1,135,101 | -0.65% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 107,350,486 | 1,125,881 | -0.64% | -0.81% |
| 2048 | 106,665,616 | 1,116,431 | -0.64% | -0.84% |
| 2049 | 105,986,908 | 1,106,794 | -0.64% | -0.86% |
| 2050 | 105,312,022 | 1,097,042 | -0.64% | -0.88% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Japan decreased by 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline), while Mauritius gained 34,625 people (a 2.82% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Japan lost -3,816,358 (a 3% decline), while Mauritius' population decreased by -6,230 (a 0.49% decline).
Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2005 and is 12th in 2025. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2005 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.7% to 1,097,042 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.
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 |
|
Mauritius
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Louis | 149K |
| Quatre Bornes | 81.8K |
| Curepipe | 77.5K |
| Triolet | 23.4K |
| Goodlands | 20.7K |
| Centre de Flacq | 15.8K |
| Mahebourg | 15.8K |
| Bambous | 15.3K |
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Population differences between Japan and Mauritius
|
Japan
|
Mauritius
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 85 years | 75.3 years |
| Average age | 48.3 years | 39.2 years |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 38.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 1,634 ppl/mi² |
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