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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,677,250 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 3.32 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.93% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.05% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Japan vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Mozambique
2100 76,978,998 105,684,658
2099 77,363,458 105,291,198
2098 77,742,445 104,859,475
2097 78,118,375 104,428,679
2096 78,498,614 103,962,668
2095 78,875,245 103,480,514
2094 79,250,325 102,989,197
2093 79,628,057 102,464,565
2092 80,007,967 101,929,545
2091 80,383,529 101,410,418
2090 80,760,724 100,829,728
2089 81,140,553 100,211,758
2088 81,521,696 99,594,130
2087 81,908,373 98,943,096
2086 82,304,497 98,288,529
2085 82,709,534 97,609,760
2084 83,123,058 96,926,143
2083 83,544,006 96,193,441
2082 83,980,325 95,449,095
2081 84,429,305 94,708,064
2080 84,899,768 93,957,824
2079 85,387,247 93,171,561
2078 85,897,934 92,350,666
2077 86,434,291 91,530,198
2076 86,993,007 90,699,125
2075 87,577,777 89,848,943
2074 88,190,392 88,999,187
2073 88,834,763 88,113,398
2072 89,499,356 87,210,961
2071 90,184,464 86,283,286
2070 90,899,136 85,349,704
2069 91,625,421 84,361,565
2068 92,367,969 83,400,997
2067 93,113,499 82,437,397
2066 93,869,240 81,437,030
2065 94,633,430 80,446,244
2064 95,391,433 79,433,801
2063 96,148,081 78,430,632
2062 96,902,907 77,376,597
2061 97,654,031 76,274,806
2060 98,400,894 75,197,384
2059 99,144,216 74,082,771
2058 99,868,968 72,958,774
2057 100,585,601 71,828,186
2056 101,295,868 70,677,889
2055 101,989,736 69,542,373
2054 102,683,462 68,419,331
2053 103,359,083 67,306,817
2052 104,036,901 66,163,407
2051 104,706,698 65,032,770
2050 105,377,283 63,898,302
2049 106,053,011 62,731,532
2048 106,731,207 61,579,833
2047 107,419,237 60,424,101
2046 108,115,358 59,273,421
2045 108,820,982 58,132,244
2044 109,529,333 56,969,604
2043 110,245,586 55,814,906
2042 110,968,174 54,633,120
2041 111,704,629 53,476,191
2040 112,438,759 52,305,805
2039 113,175,948 51,136,087
2038 113,915,783 49,973,820
2037 114,662,374 48,827,661
2036 115,410,956 47,668,628
2035 116,162,381 46,520,419
2034 116,911,001 45,358,645
2033 117,652,676 44,229,218
2032 118,393,188 43,102,655
2031 119,127,425 41,993,535
2030 119,856,131 40,901,742
2029 120,574,242 39,818,379
2028 121,287,543 38,748,841
2027 121,989,133 37,696,739
2026 122,677,250 36,660,958
2025 123,339,586 35,650,681
2024 123,975,371 34,631,766
2023 124,516,650 33,635,160
2022 125,124,989 32,656,246
2021 125,681,593 31,707,800
2020 126,261,000 30,783,688
2019 126,633,000 29,884,380
2018 126,811,000 29,018,644
2017 126,972,000 28,166,393
2016 127,076,000 27,337,105
2015 127,141,000 26,547,572
2014 127,276,000 25,788,475
2013 127,445,000 25,051,611
2012 127,629,000 24,337,846
2011 127,833,000 23,649,039
2010 128,070,000 22,999,235
2009 128,047,000 22,391,745
2008 128,063,000 21,819,036
2007 128,001,000 21,287,635
2006 127,854,000 20,787,087
2005 127,773,000 20,304,569
2004 127,761,000 19,840,313
2003 127,718,000 19,392,475
2002 127,445,000 18,958,338
2001 127,149,000 18,537,729
2000 126,843,000 18,129,653
1999 126,631,000 17,734,506
1998 126,400,000 17,340,464
1997 126,057,000 16,949,982
1996 125,757,000 16,492,480
1995 125,472,000 15,960,530
1994 125,178,000 15,033,853
1993 124,829,000 14,051,192
1992 124,425,000 13,613,316
1991 123,964,000 13,352,090
1990 123,478,000 13,094,537
1989 123,069,000 12,906,842
1988 122,578,000 12,800,558
1987 122,069,000 12,822,574
1986 121,482,000 12,770,578
1985 120,837,000 12,548,949
1984 120,083,000 12,315,954
1983 119,307,000 12,073,822
1982 118,480,000 11,824,370
1981 117,661,000 11,568,127
1980 116,807,000 11,336,221
1979 115,890,000 11,028,809
1978 114,913,000 10,618,250
1977 113,872,000 10,224,975
1976 112,775,000 9,867,209
1975 111,573,000 9,540,817
1974 110,162,000 9,236,093
1973 108,707,000 8,954,242
1972 107,188,000 8,692,935
1971 105,697,000 8,456,317
1970 103,403,000 8,250,506
1969 102,219,000 8,066,951
1968 101,011,000 7,892,613
1967 99,879,000 7,724,550
1966 98,851,000 7,562,990
1965 97,952,000 7,406,421
1964 96,903,000 7,255,061
1963 95,900,000 7,109,828
1962 94,933,000 6,969,364
1961 94,055,000 6,834,936
1960 93,216,000 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Japan's population will shrink by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Mozambique
2100 -0.5% 0.37%
2099 -0.49% 0.41%
2098 -0.48% 0.41%
2097 -0.48% 0.45%
2096 -0.48% 0.47%
2095 -0.47% 0.48%
2094 -0.47% 0.51%
2093 -0.47% 0.52%
2092 -0.47% 0.51%
2091 -0.47% 0.58%
2090 -0.47% 0.62%
2089 -0.47% 0.62%
2088 -0.47% 0.66%
2087 -0.48% 0.67%
2086 -0.49% 0.7%
2085 -0.5% 0.71%
2084 -0.5% 0.76%
2083 -0.52% 0.78%
2082 -0.53% 0.78%
2081 -0.55% 0.8%
2080 -0.57% 0.84%
2079 -0.59% 0.89%
2078 -0.62% 0.9%
2077 -0.64% 0.92%
2076 -0.67% 0.95%
2075 -0.69% 0.95%
2074 -0.73% 1.01%
2073 -0.74% 1.03%
2072 -0.76% 1.08%
2071 -0.79% 1.09%
2070 -0.79% 1.17%
2069 -0.8% 1.15%
2068 -0.8% 1.17%
2067 -0.81% 1.23%
2066 -0.81% 1.23%
2065 -0.79% 1.27%
2064 -0.79% 1.28%
2063 -0.78% 1.36%
2062 -0.77% 1.44%
2061 -0.76% 1.43%
2060 -0.75% 1.5%
2059 -0.73% 1.54%
2058 -0.71% 1.57%
2057 -0.7% 1.63%
2056 -0.68% 1.63%
2055 -0.68% 1.64%
2054 -0.65% 1.65%
2053 -0.65% 1.73%
2052 -0.64% 1.74%
2051 -0.64% 1.78%
2050 -0.64% 1.86%
2049 -0.64% 1.87%
2048 -0.64% 1.91%
2047 -0.64% 1.94%
2046 -0.65% 1.96%
2045 -0.65% 2.04%
2044 -0.65% 2.07%
2043 -0.65% 2.16%
2042 -0.66% 2.16%
2041 -0.65% 2.24%
2040 -0.65% 2.29%
2039 -0.65% 2.33%
2038 -0.65% 2.35%
2037 -0.65% 2.43%
2036 -0.65% 2.47%
2035 -0.64% 2.56%
2034 -0.63% 2.55%
2033 -0.63% 2.61%
2032 -0.62% 2.64%
2031 -0.61% 2.67%
2030 -0.6% 2.72%
2029 -0.59% 2.76%
2028 -0.58% 2.79%
2027 -0.56% 2.83%
2026 -0.54% 2.83%
2025 -0.51% 2.94%
2024 -0.43% 2.96%
2023 -0.49% 3%
2022 -0.44% 2.99%
2021 -0.46% 3%
2020 -0.29% 3.01%
2019 -0.14% 2.98%
2018 -0.13% 3.03%
2017 -0.08% 3.03%
2016 -0.05% 2.97%
2015 -0.11% 2.94%
2014 -0.13% 2.94%
2013 -0.14% 2.93%
2012 -0.16% 2.91%
2011 -0.19% 2.83%
2010 0.02% 2.71%
2009 -0.01% 2.62%
2008 0.05% 2.5%
2007 0.11% 2.41%
2006 0.06% 2.38%
2005 0.009% 2.34%
2004 0.03% 2.31%
2003 0.21% 2.29%
2002 0.23% 2.27%
2001 0.24% 2.25%
2000 0.17% 2.23%
1999 0.18% 2.27%
1998 0.27% 2.3%
1997 0.24% 2.77%
1996 0.23% 3.33%
1995 0.23% 6.16%
1994 0.28% 6.99%
1993 0.32% 3.22%
1992 0.37% 1.96%
1991 0.39% 1.97%
1990 0.33% 1.45%
1989 0.4% 0.83%
1988 0.42% -0.17%
1987 0.48% 0.41%
1986 0.53% 1.77%
1985 0.63% 1.89%
1984 0.65% 2.01%
1983 0.7% 2.11%
1982 0.7% 2.22%
1981 0.73% 2.05%
1980 0.79% 2.79%
1979 0.85% 3.87%
1978 0.91% 3.85%
1977 0.97% 3.63%
1976 1.08% 3.42%
1975 1.28% 3.3%
1974 1.34% 3.15%
1973 1.42% 3.01%
1972 1.41% 2.8%
1971 2.22% 2.49%
1970 1.16% 2.28%
1969 1.2% 2.21%
1968 1.13% 2.18%
1967 1.04% 2.14%
1966 0.92% 2.11%
1965 1.08% 2.09%
1964 1.05% 2.04%
1963 1.02% 2.02%
1962 0.93% 1.97%
1961 0.9% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Japan declined by 0.43%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Japan Mozambique
Current population
122677250
36941128
Population rank 12/197 43/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.45%
One net population change
58.3 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
42.2 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,483 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -541,279 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 185/197 16/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -65,573
Net migration rank 10/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -65,573
2024 - 153,357 - -38,940
2023 -871,617 175,003 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -825,825 175,003 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -640,976 -34,996 951,234 -23,103
2020 -542,923 42,001 945,952 -25,864
2019 -531,858 318,190 927,581 -49,080
2018 -456,520 320,601 903,176 -50,224
2017 -406,310 322,564 876,594 -25,043
2016 -343,106 314,732 850,430 -43,398
2015 -292,424 168,896 824,435 -52,374
2014 -267,279 58,109 799,778 -53,625
2013 -242,146 66,449 784,641 -57,067
2012 -229,733 67,904 763,088 -63,131
2011 -204,533 97,720 741,303 -63,638
2010 -128,070 131,860 719,025 -97,079
2009 -76,828 125,450 693,673 -100,625
2008 -51,225 142,605 654,920 -102,534
2007 -25,600 138,024 610,913 -100,490
2006 12,785 130,065 586,009 -95,333
2005 -25,554 113,017 570,132 -95,770
2004 76,656 69,014 554,973 -100,824
2003 114,946 74,875 540,992 -99,484
2002 178,423 60,864 529,867 -103,102
2001 203,438 59,563 519,594 -105,130
2000 228,317 23,468 506,162 -104,476
1999 202,610 56,901 491,814 -103,223
1998 265,440 45,912 474,453 -74,952
1997 277,325 43,366 461,209 -79,732
1996 314,392 25,030 442,559 90,975
1995 276,039 87,714 421,630 108,751
1994 363,017 154,214 384,821 938,163
1993 312,073 168,836 369,518 272,829
1992 360,833 170,878 362,373 -128,960
1991 396,685 161,331 357,676 -68,644
1990 407,478 124,582 353,290 -127,215
1989 467,662 31,202 348,833 -199,509
1988 527,085 51,154 349,480 -286,247
1987 598,138 28,001 334,438 -441,710
1986 631,706 27,987 332,609 -121,350
1985 676,687 -141,323 307,625 -75,642
1984 756,523 -273,686 304,524 -70,532
1983 775,495 -269,755 324,158 -73,899
1982 805,664 -288,550 321,493 -72,852
1981 811,861 -278,525 322,207 -58,347
1980 864,372 -92,314 349,586 -149,650
1979 950,298 -57,692 331,162 83,699
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 310,403 95,859
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 289,193 91,082
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 273,924 61,326
1975 1,204,989 107 257,984 59,562
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 240,665 51,238
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 226,847 44,951
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 215,793 35,023
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 211,137 11,297
1970 1,230,496 33,731 207,385 -18,197
1969 1,195,962 49,447 202,174 -24,251
1968 1,191,930 43,593 197,623 -26,872
1967 1,258,475 29,632 193,044 -27,672
1966 682,072 68,934 189,218 -31,462
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 185,931 -30,538
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 182,334 -35,005
1963 987,770 -100,742 180,867 -37,738
1962 901,864 -57,075 176,297 -38,504
1961 893,522 -58,882 171,236 -40,181
1960 894,874 -150,371 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 73.6% of the population change in Japan is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people). In Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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