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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 3,092,816 people in Namibia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 3,185,686 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 38.5 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +2.68% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.19M (59.9% growth).

Japan vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Namibia
2100 76,995,942 5,954,393
2099 77,380,486 5,948,866
2098 77,759,557 5,943,388
2097 78,135,569 5,938,535
2096 78,515,892 5,934,414
2095 78,892,606 5,926,652
2094 79,267,768 5,918,510
2093 79,645,584 5,907,504
2092 80,025,578 5,895,303
2091 80,401,222 5,882,775
2090 80,778,500 5,868,232
2089 81,158,413 5,854,537
2088 81,539,639 5,839,032
2087 81,926,401 5,822,179
2086 82,322,612 5,802,978
2085 82,727,738 5,785,593
2084 83,141,354 5,767,408
2083 83,562,394 5,747,980
2082 83,998,809 5,727,031
2081 84,447,888 5,703,874
2080 84,918,455 5,679,256
2079 85,406,042 5,656,126
2078 85,916,840 5,630,757
2077 86,453,316 5,604,556
2076 87,012,155 5,577,307
2075 87,597,053 5,547,604
2074 88,209,803 5,518,540
2073 88,854,316 5,490,713
2072 89,519,055 5,461,300
2071 90,204,314 5,431,031
2070 90,919,143 5,400,411
2069 91,645,589 5,368,127
2068 92,388,299 5,333,582
2067 93,133,993 5,297,361
2066 93,889,902 5,259,869
2065 94,654,259 5,224,047
2064 95,412,429 5,187,047
2063 96,169,244 5,147,329
2062 96,924,236 5,106,535
2061 97,675,525 5,065,279
2060 98,422,553 5,020,417
2059 99,166,038 4,976,448
2058 99,890,950 4,930,850
2057 100,607,740 4,884,900
2056 101,318,164 4,837,482
2055 102,012,184 4,787,824
2054 102,706,063 4,738,949
2053 103,381,833 4,688,219
2052 104,059,800 4,636,907
2051 104,729,745 4,584,458
2050 105,400,477 4,530,641
2049 106,076,354 4,479,821
2048 106,754,699 4,427,513
2047 107,442,881 4,370,836
2046 108,139,155 4,315,325
2045 108,844,934 4,256,478
2044 109,553,441 4,199,686
2043 110,269,851 4,142,276
2042 110,992,599 4,086,133
2041 111,729,216 4,029,802
2040 112,463,507 3,974,477
2039 113,200,859 3,918,246
2038 113,940,856 3,859,577
2037 114,687,611 3,802,081
2036 115,436,359 3,744,707
2035 116,187,949 3,686,835
2034 116,936,734 3,629,445
2033 117,678,572 3,572,743
2032 118,419,247 3,514,091
2031 119,153,646 3,454,083
2030 119,882,512 3,393,821
2029 120,600,781 3,334,592
2028 121,314,239 3,275,360
2027 122,015,984 3,214,886
2026 122,704,252 3,154,846
2025 123,366,734 3,092,816
2024 123,975,371 3,030,131
2023 124,516,650 2,963,095
2022 125,124,989 2,889,662
2021 125,681,593 2,810,548
2020 126,261,000 2,728,762
2019 126,633,000 2,650,494
2018 126,811,000 2,577,327
2017 126,972,000 2,506,853
2016 127,076,000 2,439,213
2015 127,141,000 2,374,300
2014 127,276,000 2,312,139
2013 127,445,000 2,252,508
2012 127,629,000 2,194,654
2011 127,833,000 2,146,325
2010 128,070,000 2,109,811
2009 128,047,000 2,077,394
2008 128,063,000 2,047,056
2007 128,001,000 2,018,600
2006 127,854,000 1,991,888
2005 127,773,000 1,966,582
2004 127,761,000 1,942,082
2003 127,718,000 1,917,464
2002 127,445,000 1,889,970
2001 127,149,000 1,857,048
2000 126,843,000 1,818,647
1999 126,631,000 1,776,368
1998 126,400,000 1,732,745
1997 126,057,000 1,689,264
1996 125,757,000 1,646,103
1995 125,472,000 1,602,170
1994 125,178,000 1,556,304
1993 124,829,000 1,508,697
1992 124,425,000 1,461,322
1991 123,964,000 1,415,684
1990 123,478,000 1,369,303
1989 123,069,000 1,288,947
1988 122,578,000 1,209,696
1987 122,069,000 1,167,889
1986 121,482,000 1,131,081
1985 120,837,000 1,096,890
1984 120,083,000 1,065,989
1983 119,307,000 1,037,511
1982 118,480,000 1,010,308
1981 117,661,000 992,500
1980 116,807,000 981,434
1979 115,890,000 962,825
1978 114,913,000 947,269
1977 113,872,000 931,104
1976 112,775,000 906,566
1975 111,573,000 881,032
1974 110,162,000 854,320
1973 108,707,000 828,928
1972 107,188,000 804,399
1971 105,697,000 780,584
1970 103,403,000 757,868
1969 102,219,000 736,120
1968 101,011,000 715,542
1967 99,879,000 696,045
1966 98,851,000 677,655
1965 97,952,000 660,558
1964 96,903,000 644,530
1963 95,900,000 629,589
1962 94,933,000 615,759
1961 94,055,000 603,067
1960 93,216,000 591,465

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Namibia's population increased by 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.2% to 4,530,641 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Namibia
2100 -0.5% 0.09%
2099 -0.49% 0.09%
2098 -0.48% 0.08%
2097 -0.48% 0.07%
2096 -0.48% 0.13%
2095 -0.47% 0.14%
2094 -0.47% 0.19%
2093 -0.47% 0.21%
2092 -0.47% 0.21%
2091 -0.47% 0.25%
2090 -0.47% 0.23%
2089 -0.47% 0.27%
2088 -0.47% 0.29%
2087 -0.48% 0.33%
2086 -0.49% 0.3%
2085 -0.5% 0.32%
2084 -0.5% 0.34%
2083 -0.52% 0.37%
2082 -0.53% 0.41%
2081 -0.55% 0.43%
2080 -0.57% 0.41%
2079 -0.59% 0.45%
2078 -0.62% 0.47%
2077 -0.64% 0.49%
2076 -0.67% 0.54%
2075 -0.69% 0.53%
2074 -0.73% 0.51%
2073 -0.74% 0.54%
2072 -0.76% 0.56%
2071 -0.79% 0.57%
2070 -0.79% 0.6%
2069 -0.8% 0.65%
2068 -0.8% 0.68%
2067 -0.81% 0.71%
2066 -0.81% 0.69%
2065 -0.79% 0.71%
2064 -0.79% 0.77%
2063 -0.78% 0.8%
2062 -0.77% 0.81%
2061 -0.76% 0.89%
2060 -0.75% 0.88%
2059 -0.73% 0.92%
2058 -0.71% 0.94%
2057 -0.7% 0.98%
2056 -0.68% 1.04%
2055 -0.68% 1.03%
2054 -0.65% 1.08%
2053 -0.65% 1.11%
2052 -0.64% 1.14%
2051 -0.64% 1.19%
2050 -0.64% 1.13%
2049 -0.64% 1.18%
2048 -0.64% 1.3%
2047 -0.64% 1.29%
2046 -0.65% 1.38%
2045 -0.65% 1.35%
2044 -0.65% 1.39%
2043 -0.65% 1.37%
2042 -0.66% 1.4%
2041 -0.65% 1.39%
2040 -0.65% 1.44%
2039 -0.65% 1.52%
2038 -0.65% 1.51%
2037 -0.65% 1.53%
2036 -0.65% 1.57%
2035 -0.64% 1.58%
2034 -0.63% 1.59%
2033 -0.63% 1.67%
2032 -0.62% 1.74%
2031 -0.61% 1.78%
2030 -0.6% 1.78%
2029 -0.59% 1.81%
2028 -0.58% 1.88%
2027 -0.56% 1.9%
2026 -0.54% 2.01%
2025 -0.49% 2.07%
2024 -0.43% 2.26%
2023 -0.49% 2.54%
2022 -0.44% 2.81%
2021 -0.46% 3%
2020 -0.29% 2.95%
2019 -0.14% 2.84%
2018 -0.13% 2.81%
2017 -0.08% 2.77%
2016 -0.05% 2.73%
2015 -0.11% 2.69%
2014 -0.13% 2.65%
2013 -0.14% 2.64%
2012 -0.16% 2.25%
2011 -0.19% 1.73%
2010 0.02% 1.56%
2009 -0.01% 1.48%
2008 0.05% 1.41%
2007 0.11% 1.34%
2006 0.06% 1.29%
2005 0.009% 1.26%
2004 0.03% 1.28%
2003 0.21% 1.45%
2002 0.23% 1.77%
2001 0.24% 2.11%
2000 0.17% 2.38%
1999 0.18% 2.52%
1998 0.27% 2.57%
1997 0.24% 2.62%
1996 0.23% 2.74%
1995 0.23% 2.95%
1994 0.28% 3.16%
1993 0.32% 3.24%
1992 0.37% 3.22%
1991 0.39% 3.39%
1990 0.33% 6.23%
1989 0.4% 6.55%
1988 0.42% 3.58%
1987 0.48% 3.25%
1986 0.53% 3.12%
1985 0.63% 2.9%
1984 0.65% 2.74%
1983 0.7% 2.69%
1982 0.7% 1.79%
1981 0.73% 1.13%
1980 0.79% 1.93%
1979 0.85% 1.64%
1978 0.91% 1.74%
1977 0.97% 2.71%
1976 1.08% 2.9%
1975 1.28% 3.13%
1974 1.34% 3.06%
1973 1.42% 3.05%
1972 1.41% 3.05%
1971 2.22% 3%
1970 1.16% 2.95%
1969 1.2% 2.88%
1968 1.13% 2.8%
1967 1.04% 2.71%
1966 0.92% 2.59%
1965 1.08% 2.49%
1964 1.05% 2.37%
1963 1.02% 2.25%
1962 0.93% 2.1%
1961 0.9% 1.96%

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

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In 2025, the population of Japan declined by 0.49%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.07%.

Live population counters

Japan Namibia
Current population
122704252
3185686
Population rank 12/197 134/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.04%
One net population change
52 seconds
8.41 minutes
One birth every
44.6 seconds
6.7 minutes
One death every
19.1 seconds
28.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 +172
Annual growth/decline -608,637 +62,685
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% +2.07%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 46/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +140,579 +1,866
Net migration rank 10/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - 1,866
2024 -942,213 153,357 59,739 4,211
2023 -871,617 175,003 58,435 11,675
2022 -825,825 175,003 54,534 22,212
2021 -640,976 -34,996 50,160 31,327
2020 -542,923 42,001 55,034 27,056
2019 -531,858 318,190 54,769 19,676
2018 -456,520 320,601 53,970 17,920
2017 -406,310 322,564 52,975 16,080
2016 -343,106 314,732 52,228 14,002
2015 -292,424 168,896 50,846 12,755
2014 -267,279 58,109 49,581 11,134
2013 -242,146 66,449 47,801 10,748
2012 -229,733 67,904 46,204 10,957
2011 -204,533 97,720 43,557 -4,067
2010 -128,070 131,860 42,046 -8,518
2009 -76,828 125,450 39,942 -8,626
2008 -51,225 142,605 38,147 -8,775
2007 -25,600 138,024 36,430 -8,905
2006 12,785 130,065 34,690 -8,792
2005 -25,554 113,017 32,909 -8,195
2004 76,656 69,014 31,478 -7,192
2003 114,946 74,875 31,115 -6,153
2002 178,423 60,864 31,947 -1,913
2001 203,438 59,563 32,942 2,869
2000 228,317 23,468 35,280 5,709
1999 202,610 56,901 37,233 6,333
1998 265,440 45,912 37,500 6,180
1997 277,325 43,366 37,256 6,023
1996 314,392 25,030 37,177 5,866
1995 276,039 87,714 39,119 5,712
1994 363,017 154,214 41,316 5,578
1993 312,073 168,836 42,861 5,464
1992 360,833 170,878 43,945 2,487
1991 396,685 161,331 44,523 309
1990 407,478 124,582 43,956 3,969
1989 467,662 31,202 37,715 75,072
1988 527,085 51,154 34,798 10,916
1987 598,138 28,001 33,340 4,559
1986 631,706 27,987 31,764 3,953
1985 676,687 -141,323 30,575 2,090
1984 756,523 -273,686 29,395 -267
1983 775,495 -269,755 28,307 -481
1982 805,664 -288,550 27,474 -889
1981 811,861 -278,525 27,938 -18,901
1980 864,372 -92,314 28,142 -15,041
1979 950,298 -57,692 28,930 -4,818
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 29,821 -22,827
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 29,241 -3,907
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 28,785 -5,048
1975 1,204,989 107 27,882 -553
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 26,844 -744
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 25,754 -1,066
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 24,606 -236
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 23,467 -208
1970 1,230,496 33,731 22,414 -244
1969 1,195,962 49,447 21,387 -57
1968 1,191,930 43,593 20,470 -636
1967 1,258,475 29,632 19,498 -339
1966 682,072 68,934 18,635 -1,023
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 17,902 -1,327
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 17,134 -1,660
1963 987,770 -100,742 16,430 -2,016
1962 901,864 -57,075 15,656 -2,403
1961 893,522 -58,882 14,936 -2,807
1960 894,874 -150,371 14,307 -3,227

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

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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 Namibia 75.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 542,690 people) and 24.6% is from migration (a gain of 176,914 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 486K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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