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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,677,250 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 21.3 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.05% decline), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

Japan vs Oman: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Oman
2100 76,978,998 12,326,703
2099 77,363,458 12,244,321
2098 77,742,445 12,161,347
2097 78,118,375 12,077,858
2096 78,498,614 11,994,015
2095 78,875,245 11,909,754
2094 79,250,325 11,825,095
2093 79,628,057 11,740,085
2092 80,007,967 11,654,790
2091 80,383,529 11,569,356
2090 80,760,724 11,483,782
2089 81,140,553 11,398,109
2088 81,521,696 11,312,508
2087 81,908,373 11,227,223
2086 82,304,497 11,141,991
2085 82,709,534 11,056,984
2084 83,123,058 10,972,191
2083 83,544,006 10,887,525
2082 83,980,325 10,802,994
2081 84,429,305 10,718,800
2080 84,899,768 10,634,723
2079 85,387,247 10,550,794
2078 85,897,934 10,466,970
2077 86,434,291 10,383,169
2076 86,993,007 10,299,342
2075 87,577,777 10,215,493
2074 88,190,392 10,131,547
2073 88,834,763 10,047,318
2072 89,499,356 9,962,612
2071 90,184,464 9,877,378
2070 90,899,136 9,791,853
2069 91,625,421 9,705,815
2068 92,367,969 9,619,166
2067 93,113,499 9,531,936
2066 93,869,240 9,443,967
2065 94,633,430 9,355,538
2064 95,391,433 9,266,470
2063 96,148,081 9,176,798
2062 96,902,907 9,086,390
2061 97,654,031 8,995,287
2060 98,400,894 8,903,536
2059 99,144,216 8,810,958
2058 99,868,968 8,717,538
2057 100,585,601 8,623,514
2056 101,295,868 8,528,891
2055 101,989,736 8,433,708
2054 102,683,462 8,338,102
2053 103,359,083 8,242,274
2052 104,036,901 8,146,407
2051 104,706,698 8,050,917
2050 105,377,283 7,955,842
2049 106,053,011 7,861,436
2048 106,731,207 7,767,655
2047 107,419,237 7,674,619
2046 108,115,358 7,582,158
2045 108,820,982 7,490,461
2044 109,529,333 7,399,381
2043 110,245,586 7,309,208
2042 110,968,174 7,219,941
2041 111,704,629 7,131,715
2040 112,438,759 7,044,649
2039 113,175,948 6,958,711
2038 113,915,783 6,873,682
2037 114,662,374 6,789,514
2036 115,410,956 6,706,116
2035 116,162,381 6,623,241
2034 116,911,001 6,540,718
2033 117,652,676 6,458,252
2032 118,393,188 6,375,523
2031 119,127,425 6,292,383
2030 119,856,131 6,208,520
2029 120,574,242 6,115,428
2028 121,287,543 6,010,434
2027 121,989,133 5,881,073
2026 122,677,250 5,717,450
2025 123,339,586 5,519,571
2024 123,975,371 5,281,538
2023 124,516,650 5,049,269
2022 125,124,989 4,730,226
2021 125,681,593 4,500,424
2020 126,261,000 4,522,497
2019 126,633,000 4,591,241
2018 126,811,000 4,597,877
2017 126,972,000 4,537,396
2016 127,076,000 4,390,877
2015 127,141,000 4,184,895
2014 127,276,000 4,002,439
2013 127,445,000 3,833,913
2012 127,629,000 3,547,106
2011 127,833,000 3,076,763
2010 128,070,000 2,757,446
2009 128,047,000 2,684,659
2008 128,063,000 2,626,529
2007 128,001,000 2,570,174
2006 127,854,000 2,514,795
2005 127,773,000 2,459,802
2004 127,761,000 2,404,821
2003 127,718,000 2,363,796
2002 127,445,000 2,337,140
2001 127,149,000 2,310,217
2000 126,843,000 2,282,131
1999 126,631,000 2,252,909
1998 126,400,000 2,222,489
1997 126,057,000 2,190,720
1996 125,757,000 2,156,926
1995 125,472,000 2,120,528
1994 125,178,000 2,081,834
1993 124,829,000 2,021,675
1992 124,425,000 1,938,238
1991 123,964,000 1,851,473
1990 123,478,000 1,763,954
1989 123,069,000 1,676,228
1988 122,578,000 1,588,568
1987 122,069,000 1,500,996
1986 121,482,000 1,413,419
1985 120,837,000 1,325,480
1984 120,083,000 1,247,716
1983 119,307,000 1,181,459
1982 118,480,000 1,117,678
1981 117,661,000 1,057,320
1980 116,807,000 1,001,248
1979 115,890,000 949,116
1978 114,913,000 900,304
1977 113,872,000 855,314
1976 112,775,000 814,701
1975 111,573,000 778,864
1974 110,162,000 746,988
1973 108,707,000 721,179
1972 107,188,000 700,593
1971 105,697,000 681,119
1970 103,403,000 662,680
1969 102,219,000 645,255
1968 101,011,000 628,798
1967 99,879,000 613,318
1966 98,851,000 598,804
1965 97,952,000 585,236
1964 96,903,000 572,577
1963 95,900,000 560,827
1962 94,933,000 549,941
1961 94,055,000 539,854
1960 93,216,000 530,485

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/oman | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M 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
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Oman
2100 -0.5% 0.67%
2099 -0.49% 0.68%
2098 -0.48% 0.69%
2097 -0.48% 0.7%
2096 -0.48% 0.71%
2095 -0.47% 0.72%
2094 -0.47% 0.72%
2093 -0.47% 0.73%
2092 -0.47% 0.74%
2091 -0.47% 0.75%
2090 -0.47% 0.75%
2089 -0.47% 0.76%
2088 -0.47% 0.76%
2087 -0.48% 0.76%
2086 -0.49% 0.77%
2085 -0.5% 0.77%
2084 -0.5% 0.78%
2083 -0.52% 0.78%
2082 -0.53% 0.79%
2081 -0.55% 0.79%
2080 -0.57% 0.8%
2079 -0.59% 0.8%
2078 -0.62% 0.81%
2077 -0.64% 0.81%
2076 -0.67% 0.82%
2075 -0.69% 0.83%
2074 -0.73% 0.84%
2073 -0.74% 0.85%
2072 -0.76% 0.86%
2071 -0.79% 0.87%
2070 -0.79% 0.89%
2069 -0.8% 0.9%
2068 -0.8% 0.92%
2067 -0.81% 0.93%
2066 -0.81% 0.95%
2065 -0.79% 0.96%
2064 -0.79% 0.98%
2063 -0.78% 0.99%
2062 -0.77% 1.01%
2061 -0.76% 1.03%
2060 -0.75% 1.05%
2059 -0.73% 1.07%
2058 -0.71% 1.09%
2057 -0.7% 1.11%
2056 -0.68% 1.13%
2055 -0.68% 1.15%
2054 -0.65% 1.16%
2053 -0.65% 1.18%
2052 -0.64% 1.19%
2051 -0.64% 1.2%
2050 -0.64% 1.2%
2049 -0.64% 1.21%
2048 -0.64% 1.21%
2047 -0.64% 1.22%
2046 -0.65% 1.22%
2045 -0.65% 1.23%
2044 -0.65% 1.23%
2043 -0.65% 1.24%
2042 -0.66% 1.24%
2041 -0.65% 1.24%
2040 -0.65% 1.23%
2039 -0.65% 1.24%
2038 -0.65% 1.24%
2037 -0.65% 1.24%
2036 -0.65% 1.25%
2035 -0.64% 1.26%
2034 -0.63% 1.28%
2033 -0.63% 1.3%
2032 -0.62% 1.32%
2031 -0.61% 1.35%
2030 -0.6% 1.52%
2029 -0.59% 1.75%
2028 -0.58% 2.2%
2027 -0.56% 2.86%
2026 -0.54% 3.59%
2025 -0.51% 4.51%
2024 -0.43% 4.6%
2023 -0.49% 6.74%
2022 -0.44% 5.11%
2021 -0.46% -0.49%
2020 -0.29% -1.5%
2019 -0.14% -0.14%
2018 -0.13% 1.33%
2017 -0.08% 3.34%
2016 -0.05% 4.92%
2015 -0.11% 4.56%
2014 -0.13% 4.4%
2013 -0.14% 8.09%
2012 -0.16% 15.3%
2011 -0.19% 11.6%
2010 0.02% 2.71%
2009 -0.01% 2.21%
2008 0.05% 2.19%
2007 0.11% 2.2%
2006 0.06% 2.24%
2005 0.009% 2.29%
2004 0.03% 1.74%
2003 0.21% 1.14%
2002 0.23% 1.17%
2001 0.24% 1.23%
2000 0.17% 1.3%
1999 0.18% 1.37%
1998 0.27% 1.45%
1997 0.24% 1.57%
1996 0.23% 1.72%
1995 0.23% 1.86%
1994 0.28% 2.98%
1993 0.32% 4.3%
1992 0.37% 4.69%
1991 0.39% 4.96%
1990 0.33% 5.23%
1989 0.4% 5.52%
1988 0.42% 5.83%
1987 0.48% 6.2%
1986 0.53% 6.63%
1985 0.63% 6.23%
1984 0.65% 5.61%
1983 0.7% 5.71%
1982 0.7% 5.71%
1981 0.73% 5.6%
1980 0.79% 5.49%
1979 0.85% 5.42%
1978 0.91% 5.26%
1977 0.97% 4.99%
1976 1.08% 4.6%
1975 1.28% 4.27%
1974 1.34% 3.58%
1973 1.42% 2.94%
1972 1.41% 2.86%
1971 2.22% 2.78%
1970 1.16% 2.7%
1969 1.2% 2.62%
1968 1.13% 2.52%
1967 1.04% 2.42%
1966 0.92% 2.32%
1965 1.08% 2.21%
1964 1.05% 2.1%
1963 1.02% 1.98%
1962 0.93% 1.87%
1961 0.9% 1.77%

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/oman | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Japan declined by 0.43%, while Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

Japan Oman
Current population
122677250
5761708
Population rank 12/197 117/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.07%
One net population change
58.3 seconds
2.26 minutes
One birth every
42.2 seconds
6.18 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,483 +636
Annual growth/decline -541,279 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 185/197 5/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 +113,734
Net migration rank 10/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - 113,734
2024 - 153,357 - 154,219
2023 -871,617 175,003 75,467 156,285
2022 -825,825 175,003 67,278 339,063
2021 -640,976 -34,996 69,991 -16,726
2020 -542,923 42,001 74,224 -171,635
2019 -531,858 318,190 77,394 -117,480
2018 -456,520 320,601 79,438 -52,630
2017 -406,310 322,564 82,408 11,751
2016 -343,106 314,732 81,350 117,538
2015 -292,424 168,896 79,241 133,842
2014 -267,279 58,109 76,258 75,557
2013 -242,146 66,449 71,905 113,335
2012 -229,733 67,904 65,572 322,812
2011 -204,533 97,720 59,689 492,609
2010 -128,070 131,860 57,619 28,717
2009 -76,828 125,450 52,007 7,226
2008 -51,225 142,605 47,146 9,877
2007 -25,600 138,024 44,207 11,478
2006 12,785 130,065 43,969 11,103
2005 -25,554 113,017 44,688 10,231
2004 76,656 69,014 45,651 9,394
2003 114,946 74,875 46,273 -19,265
2002 178,423 60,864 46,397 -20,098
2001 203,438 59,563 46,651 -19,103
2000 228,317 23,468 47,208 -18,588
1999 202,610 56,901 48,053 -18,235
1998 265,440 45,912 48,654 -17,626
1997 277,325 43,366 49,510 -16,998
1996 314,392 25,030 50,362 -15,286
1995 276,039 87,714 51,139 -13,418
1994 363,017 154,214 52,337 -12,665
1993 312,073 168,836 53,439 27,204
1992 360,833 170,878 54,471 31,756
1991 396,685 161,331 55,382 31,927
1990 407,478 124,582 56,000 31,722
1989 467,662 31,202 56,202 31,528
1988 527,085 51,154 56,142 31,456
1987 598,138 28,001 55,933 31,608
1986 631,706 27,987 55,324 32,289
1985 676,687 -141,323 54,609 33,666
1984 756,523 -273,686 52,253 14,993
1983 775,495 -269,755 49,646 15,617
1982 805,664 -288,550 46,939 15,359
1981 811,861 -278,525 44,176 14,239
1980 864,372 -92,314 41,109 12,626
1979 950,298 -57,692 38,022 12,511
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 35,141 11,946
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 32,342 10,554
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 30,032 8,299
1975 1,204,989 107 27,699 5,632
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 25,543 4,880
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 24,195 -2,996
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 22,968 -2,996
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 21,973 -2,996
1970 1,230,496 33,731 20,893 -2,996
1969 1,195,962 49,447 19,949 -2,996
1968 1,191,930 43,593 18,962 -2,996
1967 1,258,475 29,632 17,990 -2,996
1966 682,072 68,934 17,030 -2,996
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 16,103 -2,996
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 15,205 -2,996
1963 987,770 -100,742 14,283 -2,996
1962 901,864 -57,075 13,485 -2,996
1961 893,522 -58,882 12,690 -2,996
1960 894,874 -150,371 12,034 -2,996

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

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

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 Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

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
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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