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

Japan and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Japan	Palau	Japan	Palau
1960	93,216,000	9,328	-	-
1961	94,055,000	9,555	0.9%	2.43%
1962	94,933,000	9,793	0.93%	2.49%
1963	95,900,000	10,037	1.02%	2.49%
1964	96,903,000	10,292	1.05%	2.54%
1965	97,952,000	10,547	1.08%	2.48%
1966	98,851,000	10,805	0.92%	2.45%
1967	99,879,000	10,988	1.04%	1.69%
1968	101,011,000	11,080	1.13%	0.84%
1969	102,219,000	11,159	1.2%	0.71%
1970	103,403,000	11,368	1.16%	1.87%
1971	105,697,000	11,759	2.22%	3.44%
1972	107,188,000	12,194	1.41%	3.7%
1973	108,707,000	12,552	1.42%	2.94%
1974	110,162,000	12,687	1.34%	1.08%
1975	111,573,000	12,655	1.28%	-0.25%
1976	112,775,000	12,598	1.08%	-0.45%
1977	113,872,000	12,525	0.97%	-0.58%
1978	114,913,000	12,440	0.91%	-0.68%
1979	115,890,000	12,337	0.85%	-0.83%
1980	116,807,000	12,271	0.79%	-0.53%
1981	117,661,000	12,402	0.73%	1.07%
1982	118,480,000	12,694	0.7%	2.35%
1983	119,307,000	13,006	0.7%	2.46%
1984	120,083,000	13,337	0.65%	2.54%
1985	120,837,000	13,688	0.63%	2.63%
1986	121,482,000	14,024	0.53%	2.45%
1987	122,069,000	14,334	0.48%	2.21%
1988	122,578,000	14,645	0.42%	2.17%
1989	123,069,000	14,945	0.4%	2.05%
1990	123,478,000	15,259	0.33%	2.1%
1991	123,964,000	15,614	0.39%	2.33%
1992	124,425,000	15,989	0.37%	2.4%
1993	124,829,000	16,372	0.32%	2.4%
1994	125,178,000	16,770	0.28%	2.43%
1995	125,472,000	17,195	0.23%	2.53%
1996	125,757,000	17,654	0.23%	2.67%
1997	126,057,000	18,108	0.24%	2.57%
1998	126,400,000	18,524	0.27%	2.3%
1999	126,631,000	18,901	0.18%	2.04%
2000	126,843,000	19,178	0.17%	1.47%
2001	127,149,000	19,352	0.24%	0.91%
2002	127,445,000	19,503	0.23%	0.78%
2003	127,718,000	19,659	0.21%	0.8%
2004	127,761,000	19,820	0.03%	0.82%
2005	127,773,000	19,819	0.009%	-0.005%
2006	127,854,000	19,593	0.06%	-1.14%
2007	128,001,000	19,302	0.11%	-1.49%
2008	128,063,000	19,009	0.05%	-1.52%
2009	128,047,000	18,709	-0.01%	-1.58%
2010	128,070,000	18,396	0.02%	-1.67%
2011	127,833,000	18,078	-0.19%	-1.73%
2012	127,629,000	17,765	-0.16%	-1.73%
2013	127,445,000	17,648	-0.14%	-0.66%
2014	127,276,000	17,715	-0.13%	0.38%
2015	127,141,000	17,770	-0.11%	0.31%
2016	127,076,000	17,797	-0.05%	0.15%
2017	126,972,000	17,812	-0.08%	0.08%
2018	126,811,000	17,814	-0.13%	0.01%
2019	126,633,000	17,798	-0.14%	-0.09%
2020	126,261,000	17,792	-0.29%	-0.03%
2021	125,681,593	17,783	-0.46%	-0.05%
2022	125,124,989	17,759	-0.44%	-0.13%
2023	124,516,650	17,727	-0.49%	-0.18%
2024	123,975,371	17,695	-0.43%	-0.18%
2025	123,324,642	17,663	-0.52%	-0.18%
2026	122,647,678	17,618	-0.55%	-0.25%
2027	121,951,038	17,564	-0.57%	-0.31%
2028	121,241,776	17,504	-0.58%	-0.34%
2029	120,524,230	17,436	-0.59%	-0.39%
2030	119,798,959	17,376	-0.6%	-0.34%
2031	119,065,610	17,299	-0.61%	-0.44%
2032	118,326,333	17,228	-0.62%	-0.41%
2033	117,583,337	17,163	-0.63%	-0.38%
2034	116,836,274	17,092	-0.64%	-0.41%
2035	116,084,328	17,012	-0.64%	-0.47%
2036	115,332,395	16,940	-0.65%	-0.43%
2037	114,582,890	16,858	-0.65%	-0.48%
2038	113,837,760	16,779	-0.65%	-0.47%
2039	113,097,352	16,689	-0.65%	-0.54%
2040	112,359,802	16,604	-0.65%	-0.51%
2041	111,622,622	16,510	-0.66%	-0.57%
2042	110,891,223	16,403	-0.66%	-0.65%
2043	110,169,955	16,302	-0.65%	-0.61%
2044	109,455,823	16,202	-0.65%	-0.62%
2045	108,747,012	16,097	-0.65%	-0.65%
2046	108,044,346	15,977	-0.65%	-0.74%
2047	107,350,486	15,863	-0.64%	-0.71%
2048	106,665,616	15,749	-0.64%	-0.72%
2049	105,986,908	15,632	-0.64%	-0.74%
2050	105,312,022	15,515	-0.64%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Japan decreased by 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Japan lost -3,816,358 (a 3% decline), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2005 and is 12th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Japan's population will shrink by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.