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Population in Japan compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 1,820,909 people in North Macedonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 1,811,466 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 67.7 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs -0.47% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.17% decline).

Japan vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan North Macedonia
2100 76,995,942 869,530
2099 77,380,486 880,467
2098 77,759,557 891,427
2097 78,135,569 902,461
2096 78,515,892 913,488
2095 78,892,606 924,371
2094 79,267,768 935,479
2093 79,645,584 946,865
2092 80,025,578 958,251
2091 80,401,222 969,723
2090 80,778,500 981,115
2089 81,158,413 992,687
2088 81,539,639 1,004,280
2087 81,926,401 1,015,922
2086 82,322,612 1,027,915
2085 82,727,738 1,039,832
2084 83,141,354 1,052,077
2083 83,562,394 1,064,269
2082 83,998,809 1,076,684
2081 84,447,888 1,089,137
2080 84,918,455 1,101,478
2079 85,406,042 1,114,004
2078 85,916,840 1,126,827
2077 86,453,316 1,139,917
2076 87,012,155 1,153,296
2075 87,597,053 1,166,630
2074 88,209,803 1,180,262
2073 88,854,316 1,193,984
2072 89,519,055 1,207,689
2071 90,204,314 1,221,407
2070 90,919,143 1,235,738
2069 91,645,589 1,250,212
2068 92,388,299 1,264,718
2067 93,133,993 1,279,182
2066 93,889,902 1,293,374
2065 94,654,259 1,307,896
2064 95,412,429 1,322,184
2063 96,169,244 1,336,875
2062 96,924,236 1,351,652
2061 97,675,525 1,366,457
2060 98,422,553 1,381,009
2059 99,166,038 1,395,166
2058 99,890,950 1,409,270
2057 100,607,740 1,423,516
2056 101,318,164 1,437,970
2055 102,012,184 1,452,276
2054 102,706,063 1,466,673
2053 103,381,833 1,480,857
2052 104,059,800 1,494,452
2051 104,729,745 1,508,115
2050 105,400,477 1,521,258
2049 106,076,354 1,534,276
2048 106,754,699 1,547,097
2047 107,442,881 1,559,831
2046 108,139,155 1,572,937
2045 108,844,934 1,585,940
2044 109,553,441 1,598,742
2043 110,269,851 1,611,835
2042 110,992,599 1,624,885
2041 111,729,216 1,637,687
2040 112,463,507 1,650,468
2039 113,200,859 1,663,094
2038 113,940,856 1,675,445
2037 114,687,611 1,687,986
2036 115,436,359 1,700,377
2035 116,187,949 1,712,512
2034 116,936,734 1,724,440
2033 117,678,572 1,736,005
2032 118,419,247 1,747,606
2031 119,153,646 1,759,081
2030 119,882,512 1,770,549
2029 120,600,781 1,781,235
2028 121,314,239 1,791,502
2027 122,015,984 1,801,426
2026 122,704,252 1,811,466
2025 123,366,734 1,820,909
2024 123,975,371 1,824,359
2023 124,516,650 1,827,816
2022 125,124,989 1,831,712
2021 125,681,593 1,837,114
2020 126,261,000 1,856,124
2019 126,633,000 1,876,262
2018 126,811,000 1,889,051
2017 126,972,000 1,898,657
2016 127,076,000 1,906,313
2015 127,141,000 1,912,430
2014 127,276,000 1,917,557
2013 127,445,000 1,922,716
2012 127,629,000 1,929,821
2011 127,833,000 1,937,398
2010 128,070,000 1,946,298
2009 128,047,000 1,958,782
2008 128,063,000 1,971,493
2007 128,001,000 1,982,933
2006 127,854,000 1,994,287
2005 127,773,000 2,005,330
2004 127,761,000 2,016,186
2003 127,718,000 2,022,725
2002 127,445,000 2,020,157
2001 127,149,000 2,034,882
2000 126,843,000 2,026,350
1999 126,631,000 2,017,142
1998 126,400,000 2,007,523
1997 126,057,000 1,996,869
1996 125,757,000 2,012,553
1995 125,472,000 1,998,534
1994 125,178,000 1,992,666
1993 124,829,000 2,006,854
1992 124,425,000 2,032,523
1991 123,964,000 2,055,994
1990 123,478,000 2,063,689
1989 123,069,000 2,055,649
1988 122,578,000 2,045,737
1987 122,069,000 2,035,157
1986 121,482,000 2,024,732
1985 120,837,000 2,014,331
1984 120,083,000 2,003,399
1983 119,307,000 1,991,901
1982 118,480,000 1,978,956
1981 117,661,000 1,959,065
1980 116,807,000 1,933,038
1979 115,890,000 1,906,523
1978 114,913,000 1,879,847
1977 113,872,000 1,853,138
1976 112,775,000 1,825,830
1975 111,573,000 1,797,972
1974 110,162,000 1,770,545
1973 108,707,000 1,743,816
1972 107,188,000 1,717,395
1971 105,697,000 1,691,216
1970 103,403,000 1,664,208
1969 102,219,000 1,636,345
1968 101,011,000 1,608,930
1967 99,879,000 1,582,492
1966 98,851,000 1,557,349
1965 97,952,000 1,533,466
1964 96,903,000 1,510,900
1963 95,900,000 1,488,737
1962 94,933,000 1,471,745
1961 94,055,000 1,455,171
1960 93,216,000 1,435,059

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 North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 94,847 people (a 4.98% decline).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,521,258 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29.1% of the population in Japan and 36.3% in North Macedonia.

Population growth rate by year

Japan
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan North Macedonia
2100 -0.5% -1.24%
2099 -0.49% -1.23%
2098 -0.48% -1.22%
2097 -0.48% -1.21%
2096 -0.48% -1.18%
2095 -0.47% -1.19%
2094 -0.47% -1.2%
2093 -0.47% -1.19%
2092 -0.47% -1.18%
2091 -0.47% -1.16%
2090 -0.47% -1.17%
2089 -0.47% -1.15%
2088 -0.47% -1.15%
2087 -0.48% -1.17%
2086 -0.49% -1.15%
2085 -0.5% -1.16%
2084 -0.5% -1.15%
2083 -0.52% -1.15%
2082 -0.53% -1.14%
2081 -0.55% -1.12%
2080 -0.57% -1.12%
2079 -0.59% -1.14%
2078 -0.62% -1.15%
2077 -0.64% -1.16%
2076 -0.67% -1.14%
2075 -0.69% -1.15%
2074 -0.73% -1.15%
2073 -0.74% -1.13%
2072 -0.76% -1.12%
2071 -0.79% -1.16%
2070 -0.79% -1.16%
2069 -0.8% -1.15%
2068 -0.8% -1.13%
2067 -0.81% -1.1%
2066 -0.81% -1.11%
2065 -0.79% -1.08%
2064 -0.79% -1.1%
2063 -0.78% -1.09%
2062 -0.77% -1.08%
2061 -0.76% -1.05%
2060 -0.75% -1.01%
2059 -0.73% -1%
2058 -0.71% -1%
2057 -0.7% -1.01%
2056 -0.68% -0.99%
2055 -0.68% -0.98%
2054 -0.65% -0.96%
2053 -0.65% -0.91%
2052 -0.64% -0.91%
2051 -0.64% -0.86%
2050 -0.64% -0.85%
2049 -0.64% -0.83%
2048 -0.64% -0.82%
2047 -0.64% -0.83%
2046 -0.65% -0.82%
2045 -0.65% -0.8%
2044 -0.65% -0.81%
2043 -0.65% -0.8%
2042 -0.66% -0.78%
2041 -0.65% -0.77%
2040 -0.65% -0.76%
2039 -0.65% -0.74%
2038 -0.65% -0.74%
2037 -0.65% -0.73%
2036 -0.65% -0.71%
2035 -0.64% -0.69%
2034 -0.63% -0.67%
2033 -0.63% -0.66%
2032 -0.62% -0.65%
2031 -0.61% -0.65%
2030 -0.6% -0.6%
2029 -0.59% -0.57%
2028 -0.58% -0.55%
2027 -0.56% -0.55%
2026 -0.54% -0.52%
2025 -0.49% -0.19%
2024 -0.43% -0.19%
2023 -0.49% -0.21%
2022 -0.44% -0.29%
2021 -0.46% -1.02%
2020 -0.29% -1.07%
2019 -0.14% -0.68%
2018 -0.13% -0.51%
2017 -0.08% -0.4%
2016 -0.05% -0.32%
2015 -0.11% -0.27%
2014 -0.13% -0.27%
2013 -0.14% -0.37%
2012 -0.16% -0.39%
2011 -0.19% -0.46%
2010 0.02% -0.64%
2009 -0.01% -0.64%
2008 0.05% -0.58%
2007 0.11% -0.57%
2006 0.06% -0.55%
2005 0.009% -0.54%
2004 0.03% -0.32%
2003 0.21% 0.13%
2002 0.23% -0.72%
2001 0.24% 0.42%
2000 0.17% 0.46%
1999 0.18% 0.48%
1998 0.27% 0.53%
1997 0.24% -0.78%
1996 0.23% 0.7%
1995 0.23% 0.29%
1994 0.28% -0.71%
1993 0.32% -1.26%
1992 0.37% -1.14%
1991 0.39% -0.37%
1990 0.33% 0.39%
1989 0.4% 0.48%
1988 0.42% 0.52%
1987 0.48% 0.51%
1986 0.53% 0.52%
1985 0.63% 0.55%
1984 0.65% 0.58%
1983 0.7% 0.65%
1982 0.7% 1.02%
1981 0.73% 1.35%
1980 0.79% 1.39%
1979 0.85% 1.42%
1978 0.91% 1.44%
1977 0.97% 1.5%
1976 1.08% 1.55%
1975 1.28% 1.55%
1974 1.34% 1.53%
1973 1.42% 1.54%
1972 1.41% 1.55%
1971 2.22% 1.62%
1970 1.16% 1.7%
1969 1.2% 1.7%
1968 1.13% 1.67%
1967 1.04% 1.61%
1966 0.92% 1.56%
1965 1.08% 1.49%
1964 1.05% 1.49%
1963 1.02% 1.15%
1962 0.93% 1.14%
1961 0.9% 1.4%

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 North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Japan North Macedonia
Current population
122704252
1811466
Population rank 12/197 150/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.02%
One net population change
52 seconds
2.55 hours
One birth every
44.6 seconds
32.7 minutes
One death every
19.1 seconds
26 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 -9
Annual growth/decline -608,637 -3,450
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 176/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change +140,579 -5,645
Net migration rank 10/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -5,645
2024 -942,213 153,357 -4,196 -5,728
2023 -871,617 175,003 -3,290 -5,597
2022 -825,825 175,003 -4,397 -5,296
2021 -640,976 -34,996 -9,737 -5,483
2020 -542,923 42,001 -5,939 -23,458
2019 -531,858 318,190 -375 -24,204
2018 -456,520 320,601 1,512 -24,878
2017 -406,310 322,564 1,329 -24,227
2016 -343,106 314,732 2,374 -24,144
2015 -292,424 168,896 2,294 -23,010
2014 -267,279 58,109 3,644 -22,132
2013 -242,146 66,449 3,653 -20,297
2012 -229,733 67,904 3,087 -19,083
2011 -204,533 97,720 3,100 -17,871
2010 -128,070 131,860 4,866 -16,668
2009 -76,828 125,450 4,309 -15,455
2008 -51,225 142,605 3,746 -17,645
2007 -25,600 138,024 2,974 -15,705
2006 12,785 130,065 3,988 -9,632
2005 -25,554 113,017 4,011 -2,244
2004 76,656 69,014 5,444 -2,640
2003 114,946 74,875 8,900 -2,880
2002 178,423 60,864 9,697 -2,858
2001 203,438 59,563 10,174 -922
2000 228,317 23,468 12,159 -2,824
1999 202,610 56,901 10,489 -1,261
1998 265,440 45,912 12,446 -589
1997 277,325 43,366 12,979 -477
1996 314,392 25,030 14,806 -397
1995 276,039 87,714 17,239 -3,603
1994 363,017 154,214 19,103 -21,006
1993 312,073 168,836 20,797 -47,273
1992 360,833 170,878 21,659 -46,509
1991 396,685 161,331 23,387 -45,484
1990 407,478 124,582 22,868 -16,174
1989 467,662 31,202 22,912 -13,528
1988 527,085 51,154 24,064 -13,621
1987 598,138 28,001 24,359 -13,635
1986 631,706 27,987 23,720 -13,589
1985 676,687 -141,323 24,167 -13,492
1984 756,523 -273,686 24,436 -13,251
1983 775,495 -269,755 24,690 -12,884
1982 805,664 -288,550 25,810 -11,716
1981 811,861 -278,525 25,689 0
1980 864,372 -92,314 26,547 -189
1979 950,298 -57,692 27,096 -426
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 27,150 -462
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 27,410 -683
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 28,799 -911
1975 1,204,989 107 28,983 -1,147
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 28,400 -1,376
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 28,032 -1,600
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 28,236 -1,834
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 28,010 -2,064
1970 1,230,496 33,731 28,022 60
1969 1,195,962 49,447 27,464 181
1968 1,191,930 43,593 28,378 -1,201
1967 1,258,475 29,632 28,401 -2,696
1966 682,072 68,934 28,766 -4,176
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 28,564 -5,385
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 27,889 -5,938
1963 987,770 -100,742 28,124 -5,759
1962 901,864 -57,075 25,317 -13,702
1961 893,522 -58,882 27,846 -6,309
1960 894,874 -150,371 28,816 -10,126

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 North Macedonia 11% is from natural causes (a loss of 20,425 people) and 89% is from migration (a loss of 166,025 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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