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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,677,250 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 2.12 times bigger than Japan's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 4.62% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.05% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Japan vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Pakistan
2100 76,978,998 514,531,704
2099 77,363,458 513,655,674
2098 77,742,445 512,727,636
2097 78,118,375 511,735,790
2096 78,498,614 510,636,755
2095 78,875,245 509,437,875
2094 79,250,325 508,130,071
2093 79,628,057 506,765,644
2092 80,007,967 505,327,656
2091 80,383,529 503,824,444
2090 80,760,724 502,264,268
2089 81,140,553 500,660,501
2088 81,521,696 498,935,983
2087 81,908,373 497,190,466
2086 82,304,497 495,313,036
2085 82,709,534 493,366,305
2084 83,123,058 491,354,778
2083 83,544,006 489,225,193
2082 83,980,325 486,984,952
2081 84,429,305 484,673,501
2080 84,899,768 482,257,479
2079 85,387,247 479,813,404
2078 85,897,934 477,277,836
2077 86,434,291 474,593,860
2076 86,993,007 471,779,348
2075 87,577,777 468,855,468
2074 88,190,392 465,875,137
2073 88,834,763 462,811,079
2072 89,499,356 459,656,523
2071 90,184,464 456,423,506
2070 90,899,136 453,095,985
2069 91,625,421 449,655,599
2068 92,367,969 446,126,774
2067 93,113,499 442,540,629
2066 93,869,240 438,879,326
2065 94,633,430 435,169,856
2064 95,391,433 431,394,393
2063 96,148,081 427,575,887
2062 96,902,907 423,636,352
2061 97,654,031 419,672,017
2060 98,400,894 415,638,125
2059 99,144,216 411,576,344
2058 99,868,968 407,429,129
2057 100,585,601 403,233,874
2056 101,295,868 398,948,355
2055 101,989,736 394,645,693
2054 102,683,462 390,303,954
2053 103,359,083 385,922,748
2052 104,036,901 381,488,696
2051 104,706,698 377,018,239
2050 105,377,283 372,476,884
2049 106,053,011 367,909,407
2048 106,731,207 363,310,560
2047 107,419,237 358,659,474
2046 108,115,358 353,929,775
2045 108,820,982 349,156,085
2044 109,529,333 344,371,692
2043 110,245,586 339,561,029
2042 110,968,174 334,731,546
2041 111,704,629 329,875,686
2040 112,438,759 325,039,429
2039 113,175,948 320,137,108
2038 113,915,783 315,207,413
2037 114,662,374 310,312,684
2036 115,410,956 305,408,418
2035 116,162,381 300,541,523
2034 116,911,001 295,686,893
2033 117,652,676 290,851,174
2032 118,393,188 286,070,650
2031 119,127,425 281,351,929
2030 119,856,131 276,708,987
2029 120,574,242 272,189,955
2028 121,287,543 267,728,673
2027 121,989,133 263,390,059
2026 122,677,250 259,231,214
2025 123,339,586 255,166,301
2024 123,975,371 251,269,164
2023 124,516,650 247,504,495
2022 125,124,989 243,700,667
2021 125,681,593 239,477,801
2020 126,261,000 235,001,746
2019 126,633,000 230,800,899
2018 126,811,000 226,928,892
2017 126,972,000 223,273,967
2016 127,076,000 220,138,869
2015 127,141,000 217,290,883
2014 127,276,000 214,264,647
2013 127,445,000 211,073,978
2012 127,629,000 207,667,125
2011 127,833,000 203,746,065
2010 128,070,000 199,239,047
2009 128,047,000 194,376,534
2008 128,063,000 189,499,113
2007 128,001,000 184,493,231
2006 127,854,000 179,682,690
2005 127,773,000 175,453,212
2004 127,761,000 171,286,000
2003 127,718,000 167,110,248
2002 127,445,000 163,222,549
2001 127,149,000 159,270,907
2000 126,843,000 154,879,127
1999 126,631,000 150,565,377
1998 126,400,000 146,522,356
1997 126,057,000 142,531,804
1996 125,757,000 138,557,092
1995 125,472,000 134,582,253
1994 125,178,000 130,748,083
1993 124,829,000 127,020,117
1992 124,425,000 123,546,848
1991 123,964,000 120,060,406
1990 123,478,000 116,155,576
1989 123,069,000 112,336,629
1988 122,578,000 108,724,739
1987 122,069,000 105,130,717
1986 121,482,000 101,606,764
1985 120,837,000 98,229,285
1984 120,083,000 95,164,936
1983 119,307,000 92,227,711
1982 118,480,000 89,089,246
1981 117,661,000 85,802,049
1980 116,807,000 82,291,010
1979 115,890,000 78,997,039
1978 114,913,000 76,307,379
1977 113,872,000 73,901,827
1976 112,775,000 71,620,254
1975 111,573,000 69,461,175
1974 110,162,000 67,415,487
1973 108,707,000 65,461,912
1972 107,188,000 63,583,194
1971 105,697,000 61,847,899
1970 103,403,000 60,166,719
1969 102,219,000 58,460,939
1968 101,011,000 56,810,507
1967 99,879,000 55,214,768
1966 98,851,000 53,678,667
1965 97,952,000 52,209,010
1964 96,903,000 50,799,999
1963 95,900,000 49,447,776
1962 94,933,000 48,156,128
1961 94,055,000 46,921,277
1960 93,216,000 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Pakistan
2100 -0.5% 0.17%
2099 -0.49% 0.18%
2098 -0.48% 0.19%
2097 -0.48% 0.22%
2096 -0.48% 0.24%
2095 -0.47% 0.26%
2094 -0.47% 0.27%
2093 -0.47% 0.28%
2092 -0.47% 0.3%
2091 -0.47% 0.31%
2090 -0.47% 0.32%
2089 -0.47% 0.35%
2088 -0.47% 0.35%
2087 -0.48% 0.38%
2086 -0.49% 0.39%
2085 -0.5% 0.41%
2084 -0.5% 0.44%
2083 -0.52% 0.46%
2082 -0.53% 0.48%
2081 -0.55% 0.5%
2080 -0.57% 0.51%
2079 -0.59% 0.53%
2078 -0.62% 0.57%
2077 -0.64% 0.6%
2076 -0.67% 0.62%
2075 -0.69% 0.64%
2074 -0.73% 0.66%
2073 -0.74% 0.69%
2072 -0.76% 0.71%
2071 -0.79% 0.73%
2070 -0.79% 0.77%
2069 -0.8% 0.79%
2068 -0.8% 0.81%
2067 -0.81% 0.83%
2066 -0.81% 0.85%
2065 -0.79% 0.88%
2064 -0.79% 0.89%
2063 -0.78% 0.93%
2062 -0.77% 0.94%
2061 -0.76% 0.97%
2060 -0.75% 0.99%
2059 -0.73% 1.02%
2058 -0.71% 1.04%
2057 -0.7% 1.07%
2056 -0.68% 1.09%
2055 -0.68% 1.11%
2054 -0.65% 1.14%
2053 -0.65% 1.16%
2052 -0.64% 1.19%
2051 -0.64% 1.22%
2050 -0.64% 1.24%
2049 -0.64% 1.27%
2048 -0.64% 1.3%
2047 -0.64% 1.34%
2046 -0.65% 1.37%
2045 -0.65% 1.39%
2044 -0.65% 1.42%
2043 -0.65% 1.44%
2042 -0.66% 1.47%
2041 -0.65% 1.49%
2040 -0.65% 1.53%
2039 -0.65% 1.56%
2038 -0.65% 1.58%
2037 -0.65% 1.61%
2036 -0.65% 1.62%
2035 -0.64% 1.64%
2034 -0.63% 1.66%
2033 -0.63% 1.67%
2032 -0.62% 1.68%
2031 -0.61% 1.68%
2030 -0.6% 1.66%
2029 -0.59% 1.67%
2028 -0.58% 1.65%
2027 -0.56% 1.6%
2026 -0.54% 1.59%
2025 -0.51% 1.55%
2024 -0.43% 1.52%
2023 -0.49% 1.56%
2022 -0.44% 1.76%
2021 -0.46% 1.9%
2020 -0.29% 1.82%
2019 -0.14% 1.71%
2018 -0.13% 1.64%
2017 -0.08% 1.42%
2016 -0.05% 1.31%
2015 -0.11% 1.41%
2014 -0.13% 1.51%
2013 -0.14% 1.64%
2012 -0.16% 1.92%
2011 -0.19% 2.26%
2010 0.02% 2.5%
2009 -0.01% 2.57%
2008 0.05% 2.71%
2007 0.11% 2.68%
2006 0.06% 2.41%
2005 0.009% 2.43%
2004 0.03% 2.5%
2003 0.21% 2.38%
2002 0.23% 2.48%
2001 0.24% 2.84%
2000 0.17% 2.87%
1999 0.18% 2.76%
1998 0.27% 2.8%
1997 0.24% 2.87%
1996 0.23% 2.95%
1995 0.23% 2.93%
1994 0.28% 2.93%
1993 0.32% 2.81%
1992 0.37% 2.9%
1991 0.39% 3.36%
1990 0.33% 3.4%
1989 0.4% 3.32%
1988 0.42% 3.42%
1987 0.48% 3.47%
1986 0.53% 3.44%
1985 0.63% 3.22%
1984 0.65% 3.18%
1983 0.7% 3.52%
1982 0.7% 3.83%
1981 0.73% 4.27%
1980 0.79% 4.17%
1979 0.85% 3.52%
1978 0.91% 3.26%
1977 0.97% 3.19%
1976 1.08% 3.11%
1975 1.28% 3.03%
1974 1.34% 2.98%
1973 1.42% 2.95%
1972 1.41% 2.81%
1971 2.22% 2.79%
1970 1.16% 2.92%
1969 1.2% 2.91%
1968 1.13% 2.89%
1967 1.04% 2.86%
1966 0.92% 2.81%
1965 1.08% 2.77%
1964 1.05% 2.73%
1963 1.02% 2.68%
1962 0.93% 2.63%
1961 0.9% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Japan declined by 0.43%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Japan Pakistan
Current population
122677250
260356147
Population rank 12/197 5/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 3.14%
One net population change
58.3 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
42.2 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -1,483 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -541,279 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 185/197 70/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +140,579 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 10/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -1,235,336
2024 - 153,357 - -1,401,173
2023 -871,617 175,003 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -825,825 175,003 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -640,976 -34,996 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -542,923 42,001 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -531,858 318,190 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 -456,520 320,601 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 -406,310 322,564 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 -343,106 314,732 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 -292,424 168,896 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 -267,279 58,109 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 -242,146 66,449 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 -229,733 67,904 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 -204,533 97,720 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 -128,070 131,860 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 -76,828 125,450 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 -51,225 142,605 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 -25,600 138,024 4,690,187 576,349
2006 12,785 130,065 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 -25,554 113,017 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 76,656 69,014 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 114,946 74,875 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 178,423 60,864 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 203,438 59,563 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 228,317 23,468 4,281,169 252,869
1999 202,610 56,901 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 265,440 45,912 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 277,325 43,366 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 314,392 25,030 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 276,039 87,714 3,977,175 11,534
1994 363,017 154,214 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 312,073 168,836 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 360,833 170,878 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 396,685 161,331 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 407,478 124,582 3,731,730 275,242
1989 467,662 31,202 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 527,085 51,154 3,554,755 38,139
1987 598,138 28,001 3,448,813 146,364
1986 631,706 27,987 3,341,643 111,045
1985 676,687 -141,323 3,233,315 68,860
1984 756,523 -273,686 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 775,495 -269,755 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 805,664 -288,550 2,934,689 294,252
1981 811,861 -278,525 2,790,454 555,032
1980 864,372 -92,314 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 950,298 -57,692 2,461,311 450,003
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 2,356,601 111,386
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 2,257,849 85,250
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 2,171,812 48,238
1975 1,204,989 107 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 1,230,496 33,731 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 1,195,962 49,447 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 1,191,930 43,593 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 1,258,475 29,632 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 682,072 68,934 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 987,770 -100,742 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 901,864 -57,075 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 893,522 -58,882 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 894,874 -150,371 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/japan/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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