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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 29,618,118 people in Nepal in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 29,619,950 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 4.14 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +0.62% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.5% growth).

Japan vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Nepal
2100 76,995,942 31,916,191
2099 77,380,486 32,104,658
2098 77,759,557 32,291,766
2097 78,135,569 32,478,376
2096 78,515,892 32,662,029
2095 78,892,606 32,842,809
2094 79,267,768 33,023,754
2093 79,645,584 33,200,660
2092 80,025,578 33,375,774
2091 80,401,222 33,547,026
2090 80,778,500 33,714,253
2089 81,158,413 33,878,299
2088 81,539,639 34,037,329
2087 81,926,401 34,190,255
2086 82,322,612 34,337,807
2085 82,727,738 34,483,366
2084 83,141,354 34,620,498
2083 83,562,394 34,750,155
2082 83,998,809 34,872,031
2081 84,447,888 34,987,218
2080 84,918,455 35,095,973
2079 85,406,042 35,198,820
2078 85,916,840 35,292,530
2077 86,453,316 35,377,971
2076 87,012,155 35,456,092
2075 87,597,053 35,525,668
2074 88,209,803 35,588,497
2073 88,854,316 35,642,802
2072 89,519,055 35,686,332
2071 90,204,314 35,725,442
2070 90,919,143 35,755,056
2069 91,645,589 35,774,677
2068 92,388,299 35,785,895
2067 93,133,993 35,789,572
2066 93,889,902 35,785,710
2065 94,654,259 35,774,308
2064 95,412,429 35,753,136
2063 96,169,244 35,725,408
2062 96,924,236 35,685,285
2061 97,675,525 35,638,790
2060 98,422,553 35,583,129
2059 99,166,038 35,518,416
2058 99,890,950 35,442,760
2057 100,607,740 35,360,939
2056 101,318,164 35,268,910
2055 102,012,184 35,170,656
2054 102,706,063 35,065,508
2053 103,381,833 34,951,722
2052 104,059,800 34,831,085
2051 104,729,745 34,699,347
2050 105,400,477 34,561,226
2049 106,076,354 34,415,794
2048 106,754,699 34,265,080
2047 107,442,881 34,106,257
2046 108,139,155 33,936,663
2045 108,844,934 33,762,505
2044 109,553,441 33,581,319
2043 110,269,851 33,394,849
2042 110,992,599 33,200,691
2041 111,729,216 33,001,382
2040 112,463,507 32,795,384
2039 113,200,859 32,583,834
2038 113,940,856 32,363,750
2037 114,687,611 32,138,947
2036 115,436,359 31,906,773
2035 116,187,949 31,667,683
2034 116,936,734 31,421,060
2033 117,678,572 31,165,782
2032 118,419,247 30,904,004
2031 119,153,646 30,636,967
2030 119,882,512 30,362,343
2029 120,600,781 30,081,388
2028 121,314,239 29,793,481
2027 122,015,984 29,640,694
2026 122,704,252 29,598,041
2025 123,366,734 29,618,118
2024 123,975,371 29,651,054
2023 124,516,650 29,694,614
2022 125,124,989 29,715,436
2021 125,681,593 29,475,010
2020 126,261,000 28,966,574
2019 126,633,000 28,414,064
2018 126,811,000 28,079,689
2017 126,972,000 28,011,258
2016 127,076,000 27,955,462
2015 127,141,000 27,823,629
2014 127,276,000 27,672,370
2013 127,445,000 27,589,996
2012 127,629,000 27,534,915
2011 127,833,000 27,464,494
2010 128,070,000 27,341,952
2009 128,047,000 27,173,035
2008 128,063,000 26,990,037
2007 128,001,000 26,788,492
2006 127,854,000 26,565,425
2005 127,773,000 26,309,458
2004 127,761,000 26,016,656
2003 127,718,000 25,688,758
2002 127,445,000 25,328,981
2001 127,149,000 24,946,748
2000 126,843,000 24,546,509
1999 126,631,000 24,125,199
1998 126,400,000 23,680,357
1997 126,057,000 23,219,463
1996 125,757,000 22,741,862
1995 125,472,000 22,245,439
1994 125,178,000 21,717,479
1993 124,829,000 21,180,159
1992 124,425,000 20,609,707
1991 123,964,000 20,036,500
1990 123,478,000 19,524,573
1989 123,069,000 19,057,807
1988 122,578,000 18,638,661
1987 122,069,000 18,250,505
1986 121,482,000 17,868,124
1985 120,837,000 17,477,692
1984 120,083,000 17,085,242
1983 119,307,000 16,689,119
1982 118,480,000 16,297,987
1981 117,661,000 15,922,423
1980 116,807,000 15,553,105
1979 115,890,000 15,190,590
1978 114,913,000 14,839,695
1977 113,872,000 14,499,175
1976 112,775,000 14,177,649
1975 111,573,000 13,870,695
1974 110,162,000 13,568,435
1973 108,707,000 13,275,239
1972 107,188,000 12,989,099
1971 105,697,000 12,710,061
1970 103,403,000 12,436,190
1969 102,219,000 12,167,036
1968 101,011,000 11,906,266
1967 99,879,000 11,652,716
1966 98,851,000 11,408,710
1965 97,952,000 11,173,411
1964 96,903,000 10,946,392
1963 95,900,000 10,729,818
1962 94,933,000 10,521,116
1961 94,055,000 10,318,396
1960 93,216,000 10,123,658

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 Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Nepal's population increased by 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M 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
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Nepal
2100 -0.5% -0.59%
2099 -0.49% -0.58%
2098 -0.48% -0.57%
2097 -0.48% -0.56%
2096 -0.48% -0.55%
2095 -0.47% -0.55%
2094 -0.47% -0.53%
2093 -0.47% -0.52%
2092 -0.47% -0.51%
2091 -0.47% -0.5%
2090 -0.47% -0.48%
2089 -0.47% -0.47%
2088 -0.47% -0.45%
2087 -0.48% -0.43%
2086 -0.49% -0.42%
2085 -0.5% -0.4%
2084 -0.5% -0.37%
2083 -0.52% -0.35%
2082 -0.53% -0.33%
2081 -0.55% -0.31%
2080 -0.57% -0.29%
2079 -0.59% -0.27%
2078 -0.62% -0.24%
2077 -0.64% -0.22%
2076 -0.67% -0.2%
2075 -0.69% -0.18%
2074 -0.73% -0.15%
2073 -0.74% -0.12%
2072 -0.76% -0.11%
2071 -0.79% -0.08%
2070 -0.79% -0.05%
2069 -0.8% -0.03%
2068 -0.8% -0.01%
2067 -0.81% 0.01%
2066 -0.81% 0.03%
2065 -0.79% 0.06%
2064 -0.79% 0.08%
2063 -0.78% 0.11%
2062 -0.77% 0.13%
2061 -0.76% 0.16%
2060 -0.75% 0.18%
2059 -0.73% 0.21%
2058 -0.71% 0.23%
2057 -0.7% 0.26%
2056 -0.68% 0.28%
2055 -0.68% 0.3%
2054 -0.65% 0.33%
2053 -0.65% 0.35%
2052 -0.64% 0.38%
2051 -0.64% 0.4%
2050 -0.64% 0.42%
2049 -0.64% 0.44%
2048 -0.64% 0.47%
2047 -0.64% 0.5%
2046 -0.65% 0.52%
2045 -0.65% 0.54%
2044 -0.65% 0.56%
2043 -0.65% 0.58%
2042 -0.66% 0.6%
2041 -0.65% 0.63%
2040 -0.65% 0.65%
2039 -0.65% 0.68%
2038 -0.65% 0.7%
2037 -0.65% 0.73%
2036 -0.65% 0.75%
2035 -0.64% 0.78%
2034 -0.63% 0.82%
2033 -0.63% 0.85%
2032 -0.62% 0.87%
2031 -0.61% 0.9%
2030 -0.6% 0.93%
2029 -0.59% 0.97%
2028 -0.58% 0.52%
2027 -0.56% 0.14%
2026 -0.54% -0.07%
2025 -0.49% -0.11%
2024 -0.43% -0.15%
2023 -0.49% -0.07%
2022 -0.44% 0.82%
2021 -0.46% 1.76%
2020 -0.29% 1.94%
2019 -0.14% 1.19%
2018 -0.13% 0.24%
2017 -0.08% 0.2%
2016 -0.05% 0.47%
2015 -0.11% 0.55%
2014 -0.13% 0.3%
2013 -0.14% 0.2%
2012 -0.16% 0.26%
2011 -0.19% 0.45%
2010 0.02% 0.62%
2009 -0.01% 0.68%
2008 0.05% 0.75%
2007 0.11% 0.84%
2006 0.06% 0.97%
2005 0.009% 1.13%
2004 0.03% 1.28%
2003 0.21% 1.42%
2002 0.23% 1.53%
2001 0.24% 1.63%
2000 0.17% 1.75%
1999 0.18% 1.88%
1998 0.27% 1.98%
1997 0.24% 2.1%
1996 0.23% 2.23%
1995 0.23% 2.43%
1994 0.28% 2.54%
1993 0.32% 2.77%
1992 0.37% 2.86%
1991 0.39% 2.62%
1990 0.33% 2.45%
1989 0.4% 2.25%
1988 0.42% 2.13%
1987 0.48% 2.14%
1986 0.53% 2.23%
1985 0.63% 2.3%
1984 0.65% 2.37%
1983 0.7% 2.4%
1982 0.7% 2.36%
1981 0.73% 2.37%
1980 0.79% 2.39%
1979 0.85% 2.36%
1978 0.91% 2.35%
1977 0.97% 2.27%
1976 1.08% 2.21%
1975 1.28% 2.23%
1974 1.34% 2.21%
1973 1.42% 2.2%
1972 1.41% 2.2%
1971 2.22% 2.2%
1970 1.16% 2.21%
1969 1.2% 2.19%
1968 1.13% 2.18%
1967 1.04% 2.14%
1966 0.92% 2.11%
1965 1.08% 2.07%
1964 1.05% 2.02%
1963 1.02% 1.98%
1962 0.93% 1.96%
1961 0.9% 1.92%

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 Nepal's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Japan Nepal
Current population
122704252
29619950
Population rank 12/197 52/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.36%
One net population change
52 seconds
16 minutes
One birth every
44.6 seconds
56.1 seconds
One death every
19.1 seconds
2.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 -90
Annual growth/decline -608,637 -32,936
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 167/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -364,699
Net migration rank 10/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -364,699
2024 -942,213 153,357 355,516 -401,282
2023 -871,617 175,003 368,450 -409,782
2022 -825,825 175,003 379,021 -379,321
2021 -640,976 -34,996 351,165 130,001
2020 -542,923 42,001 373,553 162,139
2019 -531,858 318,190 387,113 182,203
2018 -456,520 320,601 394,576 -295,151
2017 -406,310 322,564 406,219 -368,787
2016 -343,106 314,732 415,921 -341,748
2015 -292,424 168,896 410,565 -221,062
2014 -267,279 58,109 423,166 -310,156
2013 -242,146 66,449 424,804 -373,064
2012 -229,733 67,904 430,151 -371,707
2011 -204,533 97,720 429,957 -347,552
2010 -128,070 131,860 432,631 -269,963
2009 -76,828 125,450 441,290 -266,144
2008 -51,225 142,605 452,353 -261,540
2007 -25,600 138,024 464,780 -252,526
2006 12,785 130,065 475,335 -241,455
2005 -25,554 113,017 489,093 -211,024
2004 76,656 69,014 504,853 -197,336
2003 114,946 74,875 516,575 -168,314
2002 178,423 60,864 525,045 -153,730
2001 203,438 59,563 542,118 -148,973
2000 228,317 23,468 554,506 -147,193
1999 202,610 56,901 557,847 -122,551
1998 265,440 45,912 562,787 -108,400
1997 277,325 43,366 565,882 -98,454
1996 314,392 25,030 580,099 -92,307
1995 276,039 87,714 591,283 -86,232
1994 363,017 154,214 578,293 -27,415
1993 312,073 168,836 561,549 -37,782
1992 360,833 170,878 533,029 84,113
1991 396,685 161,331 512,233 17,056
1990 407,478 124,582 495,202 -640
1989 467,662 31,202 478,771 -39,808
1988 527,085 51,154 463,581 -64,246
1987 598,138 28,001 449,400 -72,437
1986 631,706 27,987 434,802 -47,017
1985 676,687 -141,323 423,240 -30,154
1984 756,523 -273,686 411,122 -19,300
1983 775,495 -269,755 399,103 1,304
1982 805,664 -288,550 385,741 -3,898
1981 811,861 -278,525 374,145 -4,855
1980 864,372 -92,314 364,254 5,084
1979 950,298 -57,692 355,597 88
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 345,765 346
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 332,843 2,108
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 323,222 -15,119
1975 1,204,989 107 312,479 -6,686
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 303,078 -4,361
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 288,750 -1,076
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 286,708 -2,107
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 280,752 -7,284
1970 1,230,496 33,731 272,439 1,847
1969 1,195,962 49,447 264,560 -527
1968 1,191,930 43,593 258,259 -746
1967 1,258,475 29,632 249,240 347
1966 682,072 68,934 241,716 -3,306
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 233,726 -1,551
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 227,948 -6,087
1963 987,770 -100,742 219,586 -8,303
1962 901,864 -57,075 215,368 -9,249
1961 893,522 -58,882 209,917 -10,601
1960 894,874 -150,371 203,374 -13,223

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 Nepal 66.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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