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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 3.15 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 1.95% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Japan vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Morocco
2100 76,995,942 38,169,376
2099 77,380,486 38,399,800
2098 77,759,557 38,627,357
2097 78,135,569 38,851,192
2096 78,515,892 39,072,685
2095 78,892,606 39,290,298
2094 79,267,768 39,503,336
2093 79,645,584 39,714,423
2092 80,025,578 39,921,868
2091 80,401,222 40,126,152
2090 80,778,500 40,325,215
2089 81,158,413 40,519,616
2088 81,539,639 40,706,061
2087 81,926,401 40,889,974
2086 82,322,612 41,072,468
2085 82,727,738 41,252,209
2084 83,141,354 41,425,986
2083 83,562,394 41,591,998
2082 83,998,809 41,755,476
2081 84,447,888 41,914,644
2080 84,918,455 42,069,073
2079 85,406,042 42,220,167
2078 85,916,840 42,364,299
2077 86,453,316 42,502,554
2076 87,012,155 42,634,865
2075 87,597,053 42,762,096
2074 88,209,803 42,885,545
2073 88,854,316 43,003,930
2072 89,519,055 43,115,594
2071 90,204,314 43,219,147
2070 90,919,143 43,319,278
2069 91,645,589 43,409,990
2068 92,388,299 43,494,031
2067 93,133,993 43,572,598
2066 93,889,902 43,641,156
2065 94,654,259 43,710,126
2064 95,412,429 43,767,514
2063 96,169,244 43,815,039
2062 96,924,236 43,857,629
2061 97,675,525 43,889,133
2060 98,422,553 43,913,417
2059 99,166,038 43,928,921
2058 99,890,950 43,931,406
2057 100,607,740 43,926,107
2056 101,318,164 43,914,039
2055 102,012,184 43,889,084
2054 102,706,063 43,852,920
2053 103,381,833 43,805,549
2052 104,059,800 43,745,706
2051 104,729,745 43,674,633
2050 105,400,477 43,591,589
2049 106,076,354 43,504,461
2048 106,754,699 43,404,127
2047 107,442,881 43,295,069
2046 108,139,155 43,179,153
2045 108,844,934 43,052,251
2044 109,553,441 42,912,359
2043 110,269,851 42,766,985
2042 110,992,599 42,610,691
2041 111,729,216 42,442,983
2040 112,463,507 42,267,502
2039 113,200,859 42,085,886
2038 113,940,856 41,889,492
2037 114,687,611 41,687,645
2036 115,436,359 41,476,060
2035 116,187,949 41,253,454
2034 116,936,734 41,024,367
2033 117,678,572 40,782,838
2032 118,419,247 40,532,216
2031 119,153,646 40,268,078
2030 119,882,512 39,993,270
2029 120,600,781 39,707,804
2028 121,314,239 39,409,825
2027 122,015,984 39,097,054
2026 122,704,252 38,771,691
2025 123,366,734 38,430,770
2024 123,975,371 38,081,173
2023 124,516,650 37,712,505
2022 125,124,989 37,329,064
2021 125,681,593 36,954,442
2020 126,261,000 36,584,208
2019 126,633,000 36,210,898
2018 126,811,000 35,839,760
2017 126,972,000 35,446,392
2016 127,076,000 35,023,457
2015 127,141,000 34,607,588
2014 127,276,000 34,204,780
2013 127,445,000 33,787,571
2012 127,629,000 33,355,241
2011 127,833,000 32,912,588
2010 128,070,000 32,467,016
2009 128,047,000 32,030,778
2008 128,063,000 31,606,767
2007 128,001,000 31,186,468
2006 127,854,000 30,771,178
2005 127,773,000 30,358,144
2004 127,761,000 29,953,018
2003 127,718,000 29,571,415
2002 127,445,000 29,198,142
2001 127,149,000 28,814,643
2000 126,843,000 28,423,435
1999 126,631,000 28,027,179
1998 126,400,000 27,621,648
1997 126,057,000 27,213,337
1996 125,757,000 26,808,107
1995 125,472,000 26,399,429
1994 125,178,000 26,000,822
1993 124,829,000 25,614,586
1992 124,425,000 25,212,468
1991 123,964,000 24,799,014
1990 123,478,000 24,375,551
1989 123,069,000 23,939,414
1988 122,578,000 23,500,524
1987 122,069,000 23,054,392
1986 121,482,000 22,600,803
1985 120,837,000 22,113,953
1984 120,083,000 21,593,778
1983 119,307,000 21,060,696
1982 118,480,000 20,520,318
1981 117,661,000 19,985,401
1980 116,807,000 19,459,943
1979 115,890,000 18,955,589
1978 114,913,000 18,477,385
1977 113,872,000 18,014,756
1976 112,775,000 17,574,182
1975 111,573,000 17,150,786
1974 110,162,000 16,733,842
1973 108,707,000 16,326,269
1972 107,188,000 15,924,692
1971 105,697,000 15,527,225
1970 103,403,000 15,129,449
1969 102,219,000 14,734,255
1968 101,011,000 14,347,899
1967 99,879,000 13,968,175
1966 98,851,000 13,597,065
1965 97,952,000 13,239,171
1964 96,903,000 12,898,886
1963 95,900,000 12,577,502
1962 94,933,000 12,253,092
1961 94,055,000 11,931,085
1960 93,216,000 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Japan's population will shrink by 14.1% to 105,400,477 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. The population of Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Japan
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Morocco
2100 -0.5% -0.6%
2099 -0.49% -0.59%
2098 -0.48% -0.58%
2097 -0.48% -0.57%
2096 -0.48% -0.55%
2095 -0.47% -0.54%
2094 -0.47% -0.53%
2093 -0.47% -0.52%
2092 -0.47% -0.51%
2091 -0.47% -0.49%
2090 -0.47% -0.48%
2089 -0.47% -0.46%
2088 -0.47% -0.45%
2087 -0.48% -0.44%
2086 -0.49% -0.44%
2085 -0.5% -0.42%
2084 -0.5% -0.4%
2083 -0.52% -0.39%
2082 -0.53% -0.38%
2081 -0.55% -0.37%
2080 -0.57% -0.36%
2079 -0.59% -0.34%
2078 -0.62% -0.33%
2077 -0.64% -0.31%
2076 -0.67% -0.3%
2075 -0.69% -0.29%
2074 -0.73% -0.28%
2073 -0.74% -0.26%
2072 -0.76% -0.24%
2071 -0.79% -0.23%
2070 -0.79% -0.21%
2069 -0.8% -0.19%
2068 -0.8% -0.18%
2067 -0.81% -0.16%
2066 -0.81% -0.16%
2065 -0.79% -0.13%
2064 -0.79% -0.11%
2063 -0.78% -0.1%
2062 -0.77% -0.07%
2061 -0.76% -0.06%
2060 -0.75% -0.04%
2059 -0.73% -0.006%
2058 -0.71% 0.01%
2057 -0.7% 0.03%
2056 -0.68% 0.06%
2055 -0.68% 0.08%
2054 -0.65% 0.11%
2053 -0.65% 0.14%
2052 -0.64% 0.16%
2051 -0.64% 0.19%
2050 -0.64% 0.2%
2049 -0.64% 0.23%
2048 -0.64% 0.25%
2047 -0.64% 0.27%
2046 -0.65% 0.29%
2045 -0.65% 0.33%
2044 -0.65% 0.34%
2043 -0.65% 0.37%
2042 -0.66% 0.4%
2041 -0.65% 0.42%
2040 -0.65% 0.43%
2039 -0.65% 0.47%
2038 -0.65% 0.48%
2037 -0.65% 0.51%
2036 -0.65% 0.54%
2035 -0.64% 0.56%
2034 -0.63% 0.59%
2033 -0.63% 0.62%
2032 -0.62% 0.66%
2031 -0.61% 0.69%
2030 -0.6% 0.72%
2029 -0.59% 0.76%
2028 -0.58% 0.8%
2027 -0.56% 0.84%
2026 -0.54% 0.89%
2025 -0.49% 0.92%
2024 -0.43% 0.98%
2023 -0.49% 1.03%
2022 -0.44% 1.01%
2021 -0.46% 1.01%
2020 -0.29% 1.03%
2019 -0.14% 1.04%
2018 -0.13% 1.11%
2017 -0.08% 1.21%
2016 -0.05% 1.2%
2015 -0.11% 1.18%
2014 -0.13% 1.23%
2013 -0.14% 1.3%
2012 -0.16% 1.34%
2011 -0.19% 1.37%
2010 0.02% 1.36%
2009 -0.01% 1.34%
2008 0.05% 1.35%
2007 0.11% 1.35%
2006 0.06% 1.36%
2005 0.009% 1.35%
2004 0.03% 1.29%
2003 0.21% 1.28%
2002 0.23% 1.33%
2001 0.24% 1.38%
2000 0.17% 1.41%
1999 0.18% 1.47%
1998 0.27% 1.5%
1997 0.24% 1.51%
1996 0.23% 1.55%
1995 0.23% 1.53%
1994 0.28% 1.51%
1993 0.32% 1.59%
1992 0.37% 1.67%
1991 0.39% 1.74%
1990 0.33% 1.82%
1989 0.4% 1.87%
1988 0.42% 1.94%
1987 0.48% 2.01%
1986 0.53% 2.2%
1985 0.63% 2.41%
1984 0.65% 2.53%
1983 0.7% 2.63%
1982 0.7% 2.68%
1981 0.73% 2.7%
1980 0.79% 2.66%
1979 0.85% 2.59%
1978 0.91% 2.57%
1977 0.97% 2.51%
1976 1.08% 2.47%
1975 1.28% 2.49%
1974 1.34% 2.5%
1973 1.42% 2.52%
1972 1.41% 2.56%
1971 2.22% 2.63%
1970 1.16% 2.68%
1969 1.2% 2.69%
1968 1.13% 2.72%
1967 1.04% 2.73%
1966 0.92% 2.7%
1965 1.08% 2.64%
1964 1.05% 2.56%
1963 1.02% 2.65%
1962 0.93% 2.7%
1961 0.9% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Japan declined by 0.49%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Japan Morocco
Current population
122704252
38938817
Population rank 12/197 41/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.47%
One net population change
52 seconds
1.51 minutes
One birth every
44.6 seconds
50.5 seconds
One death every
19.1 seconds
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 +958
Annual growth/decline -608,637 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 105/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -56,254
Net migration rank 10/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -56,254
2024 -942,213 153,357 406,555 -46,802
2023 -871,617 175,003 417,213 -39,650
2022 -825,825 175,003 427,903 -38,594
2021 -640,976 -34,996 407,829 -47,902
2020 -542,923 42,001 415,999 -35,474
2019 -531,858 318,190 457,307 -91,217
2018 -456,520 320,601 464,375 -88,159
2017 -406,310 322,564 471,011 -60,472
2016 -343,106 314,732 474,637 -39,302
2015 -292,424 168,896 477,654 -81,248
2014 -267,279 58,109 481,295 -72,065
2013 -242,146 66,449 492,284 -67,096
2012 -229,733 67,904 504,698 -65,251
2011 -204,533 97,720 513,305 -67,447
2010 -128,070 131,860 515,804 -70,510
2009 -76,828 125,450 509,386 -82,203
2008 -51,225 142,605 499,766 -78,912
2007 -25,600 138,024 493,526 -73,759
2006 12,785 130,065 483,200 -72,364
2005 -25,554 113,017 474,285 -59,024
2004 76,656 69,014 461,756 -66,749
2003 114,946 74,875 452,650 -84,460
2002 178,423 60,864 446,147 -67,802
2001 203,438 59,563 452,621 -63,967
2000 228,317 23,468 461,341 -67,569
1999 202,610 56,901 473,071 -74,343
1998 265,440 45,912 492,604 -80,286
1997 277,325 43,366 500,807 -96,502
1996 314,392 25,030 501,499 -95,331
1995 276,039 87,714 496,573 -85,386
1994 363,017 154,214 501,426 -115,404
1993 312,073 168,836 507,707 -121,254
1992 360,833 170,878 525,680 -107,911
1991 396,685 161,331 539,850 -130,717
1990 407,478 124,582 535,506 -97,711
1989 467,662 31,202 538,996 -104,509
1988 527,085 51,154 545,800 -102,484
1987 598,138 28,001 553,005 -104,029
1986 631,706 27,987 558,105 -99,905
1985 676,687 -141,323 560,810 -45,336
1984 756,523 -273,686 564,159 -39,319
1983 775,495 -269,755 566,301 -24,988
1982 805,664 -288,550 564,904 -25,471
1981 811,861 -278,525 552,936 -22,553
1980 864,372 -92,314 534,448 -13,899
1979 950,298 -57,692 515,554 -27,374
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 498,834 -30,600
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 489,173 -32,161
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 482,130 -58,019
1975 1,204,989 107 474,631 -51,968
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 464,147 -52,927
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 455,699 -51,772
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 446,449 -47,226
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 435,104 -39,385
1970 1,230,496 33,731 426,015 -26,168
1969 1,195,962 49,447 414,931 -24,389
1968 1,191,930 43,593 407,437 -25,267
1967 1,258,475 29,632 400,594 -23,309
1966 682,072 68,934 391,881 -26,945
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 383,989 -33,139
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 375,835 -46,106
1963 987,770 -100,742 369,250 -56,214
1962 901,864 -57,075 363,843 -28,071
1961 893,522 -58,882 348,650 -40,413
1960 894,874 -150,371 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 75% of the population change in Japan is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 people). In Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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