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Population in Japan compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 1.04 times bigger than the Philippines'.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 2.9% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Japan vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Philippines
2100 76,995,942 115,059,775
2099 77,380,486 115,816,309
2098 77,759,557 116,573,828
2097 78,135,569 117,333,883
2096 78,515,892 118,100,419
2095 78,892,606 118,866,742
2094 79,267,768 119,626,818
2093 79,645,584 120,388,122
2092 80,025,578 121,147,462
2091 80,401,222 121,904,917
2090 80,778,500 122,652,199
2089 81,158,413 123,391,846
2088 81,539,639 124,122,345
2087 81,926,401 124,843,149
2086 82,322,612 125,552,213
2085 82,727,738 126,246,777
2084 83,141,354 126,918,902
2083 83,562,394 127,566,644
2082 83,998,809 128,196,192
2081 84,447,888 128,799,883
2080 84,918,455 129,384,776
2079 85,406,042 129,937,788
2078 85,916,840 130,470,163
2077 86,453,316 130,981,766
2076 87,012,155 131,455,691
2075 87,597,053 131,899,779
2074 88,209,803 132,321,868
2073 88,854,316 132,712,554
2072 89,519,055 133,078,198
2071 90,204,314 133,413,261
2070 90,919,143 133,726,740
2069 91,645,589 134,013,962
2068 92,388,299 134,276,965
2067 93,133,993 134,521,893
2066 93,889,902 134,738,123
2065 94,654,259 134,943,069
2064 95,412,429 135,121,691
2063 96,169,244 135,278,856
2062 96,924,236 135,418,302
2061 97,675,525 135,533,003
2060 98,422,553 135,624,320
2059 99,166,038 135,691,307
2058 99,890,950 135,723,393
2057 100,607,740 135,729,299
2056 101,318,164 135,713,449
2055 102,012,184 135,658,483
2054 102,706,063 135,564,032
2053 103,381,833 135,433,969
2052 104,059,800 135,267,110
2051 104,729,745 135,047,521
2050 105,400,477 134,786,831
2049 106,076,354 134,476,341
2048 106,754,699 134,125,026
2047 107,442,881 133,725,025
2046 108,139,155 133,275,028
2045 108,844,934 132,781,283
2044 109,553,441 132,246,145
2043 110,269,851 131,672,273
2042 110,992,599 131,060,574
2041 111,729,216 130,412,807
2040 112,463,507 129,728,924
2039 113,200,859 129,013,931
2038 113,940,856 128,259,977
2037 114,687,611 127,475,872
2036 115,436,359 126,664,807
2035 116,187,949 125,834,749
2034 116,936,734 124,984,319
2033 117,678,572 124,117,657
2032 118,419,247 123,239,893
2031 119,153,646 122,353,079
2030 119,882,512 121,447,264
2029 120,600,781 120,532,209
2028 121,314,239 119,603,538
2027 122,015,984 118,669,567
2026 122,704,252 117,732,112
2025 123,366,734 116,786,962
2024 123,975,371 115,843,670
2023 124,516,650 114,891,199
2022 125,124,989 113,964,338
2021 125,681,593 113,100,950
2020 126,261,000 112,081,264
2019 126,633,000 110,804,683
2018 126,811,000 109,465,287
2017 126,972,000 108,119,693
2016 127,076,000 106,735,719
2015 127,141,000 105,312,992
2014 127,276,000 103,767,130
2013 127,445,000 102,076,336
2012 127,629,000 100,175,512
2011 127,833,000 98,248,614
2010 128,070,000 96,337,125
2009 128,047,000 94,384,250
2008 128,063,000 92,699,095
2007 128,001,000 91,075,184
2006 127,854,000 89,508,986
2005 127,773,000 88,015,962
2004 127,761,000 86,394,504
2003 127,718,000 84,731,835
2002 127,445,000 83,068,889
2001 127,149,000 81,401,488
2000 126,843,000 79,625,397
1999 126,631,000 77,753,257
1998 126,400,000 75,791,024
1997 126,057,000 73,908,810
1996 125,757,000 72,190,242
1995 125,472,000 70,546,246
1994 125,178,000 69,019,291
1993 124,829,000 67,530,621
1992 124,425,000 65,926,125
1991 123,964,000 64,382,249
1990 123,478,000 62,854,666
1989 123,069,000 61,265,260
1988 122,578,000 59,739,052
1987 122,069,000 58,157,496
1986 121,482,000 56,645,077
1985 120,837,000 55,213,006
1984 120,083,000 53,726,181
1983 119,307,000 52,194,620
1982 118,480,000 50,695,707
1981 117,661,000 49,311,727
1980 116,807,000 48,043,740
1979 115,890,000 46,807,103
1978 114,913,000 45,575,281
1977 113,872,000 44,367,962
1976 112,775,000 43,201,488
1975 111,573,000 42,120,826
1974 110,162,000 41,174,341
1973 108,707,000 40,294,130
1972 107,188,000 39,408,560
1971 105,697,000 38,518,659
1970 103,403,000 37,622,204
1969 102,219,000 36,660,799
1968 101,011,000 35,638,342
1967 99,879,000 34,621,320
1966 98,851,000 33,617,170
1965 97,952,000 32,625,316
1964 96,903,000 31,643,032
1963 95,900,000 30,674,731
1962 94,933,000 29,723,536
1961 94,055,000 28,792,621
1960 93,216,000 27,891,897

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M 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
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Philippines
2100 -0.5% -0.65%
2099 -0.49% -0.65%
2098 -0.48% -0.65%
2097 -0.48% -0.65%
2096 -0.48% -0.64%
2095 -0.47% -0.64%
2094 -0.47% -0.63%
2093 -0.47% -0.63%
2092 -0.47% -0.62%
2091 -0.47% -0.61%
2090 -0.47% -0.6%
2089 -0.47% -0.59%
2088 -0.47% -0.58%
2087 -0.48% -0.56%
2086 -0.49% -0.55%
2085 -0.5% -0.53%
2084 -0.5% -0.51%
2083 -0.52% -0.49%
2082 -0.53% -0.47%
2081 -0.55% -0.45%
2080 -0.57% -0.43%
2079 -0.59% -0.41%
2078 -0.62% -0.39%
2077 -0.64% -0.36%
2076 -0.67% -0.34%
2075 -0.69% -0.32%
2074 -0.73% -0.29%
2073 -0.74% -0.27%
2072 -0.76% -0.25%
2071 -0.79% -0.23%
2070 -0.79% -0.21%
2069 -0.8% -0.2%
2068 -0.8% -0.18%
2067 -0.81% -0.16%
2066 -0.81% -0.15%
2065 -0.79% -0.13%
2064 -0.79% -0.12%
2063 -0.78% -0.1%
2062 -0.77% -0.08%
2061 -0.76% -0.07%
2060 -0.75% -0.05%
2059 -0.73% -0.02%
2058 -0.71% -0.004%
2057 -0.7% 0.01%
2056 -0.68% 0.04%
2055 -0.68% 0.07%
2054 -0.65% 0.1%
2053 -0.65% 0.12%
2052 -0.64% 0.16%
2051 -0.64% 0.19%
2050 -0.64% 0.23%
2049 -0.64% 0.26%
2048 -0.64% 0.3%
2047 -0.64% 0.34%
2046 -0.65% 0.37%
2045 -0.65% 0.4%
2044 -0.65% 0.44%
2043 -0.65% 0.47%
2042 -0.66% 0.5%
2041 -0.65% 0.53%
2040 -0.65% 0.55%
2039 -0.65% 0.59%
2038 -0.65% 0.62%
2037 -0.65% 0.64%
2036 -0.65% 0.66%
2035 -0.64% 0.68%
2034 -0.63% 0.7%
2033 -0.63% 0.71%
2032 -0.62% 0.72%
2031 -0.61% 0.75%
2030 -0.6% 0.76%
2029 -0.59% 0.78%
2028 -0.58% 0.79%
2027 -0.56% 0.8%
2026 -0.54% 0.81%
2025 -0.49% 0.81%
2024 -0.43% 0.83%
2023 -0.49% 0.81%
2022 -0.44% 0.76%
2021 -0.46% 0.91%
2020 -0.29% 1.15%
2019 -0.14% 1.22%
2018 -0.13% 1.24%
2017 -0.08% 1.3%
2016 -0.05% 1.35%
2015 -0.11% 1.49%
2014 -0.13% 1.66%
2013 -0.14% 1.9%
2012 -0.16% 1.96%
2011 -0.19% 1.98%
2010 0.02% 2.07%
2009 -0.01% 1.82%
2008 0.05% 1.78%
2007 0.11% 1.75%
2006 0.06% 1.7%
2005 0.009% 1.88%
2004 0.03% 1.96%
2003 0.21% 2%
2002 0.23% 2.05%
2001 0.24% 2.23%
2000 0.17% 2.41%
1999 0.18% 2.59%
1998 0.27% 2.55%
1997 0.24% 2.38%
1996 0.23% 2.33%
1995 0.23% 2.21%
1994 0.28% 2.2%
1993 0.32% 2.43%
1992 0.37% 2.4%
1991 0.39% 2.43%
1990 0.33% 2.59%
1989 0.4% 2.55%
1988 0.42% 2.72%
1987 0.48% 2.67%
1986 0.53% 2.59%
1985 0.63% 2.77%
1984 0.65% 2.93%
1983 0.7% 2.96%
1982 0.7% 2.81%
1981 0.73% 2.64%
1980 0.79% 2.64%
1979 0.85% 2.7%
1978 0.91% 2.72%
1977 0.97% 2.7%
1976 1.08% 2.57%
1975 1.28% 2.3%
1974 1.34% 2.18%
1973 1.42% 2.25%
1972 1.41% 2.31%
1971 2.22% 2.38%
1970 1.16% 2.62%
1969 1.2% 2.87%
1968 1.13% 2.94%
1967 1.04% 2.99%
1966 0.92% 3.04%
1965 1.08% 3.1%
1964 1.05% 3.16%
1963 1.02% 3.2%
1962 0.93% 3.23%
1961 0.9% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Japan declined by 0.49%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Japan Philippines
Current population
122704252
118213646
Population rank 12/197 15/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 1.42%
One net population change
52 seconds
33.5 seconds
One birth every
44.6 seconds
17.1 seconds
One death every
19.1 seconds
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -1,667 +2,584
Annual growth/decline -608,637 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 110/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -149,315
Net migration rank 10/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -149,315
2024 -942,213 153,357 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 -871,617 175,003 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 -825,825 175,003 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 -640,976 -34,996 917,928 -85,185
2020 -542,923 42,001 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 -531,858 318,190 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 -456,520 320,601 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 -406,310 322,564 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 -343,106 314,732 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 -292,424 168,896 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 -267,279 58,109 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 -242,146 66,449 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 -229,733 67,904 1,979,568 95,702
2011 -204,533 97,720 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 -128,070 131,860 2,030,979 13,556
2009 -76,828 125,450 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 -51,225 142,605 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 -25,600 138,024 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 12,785 130,065 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 -25,554 113,017 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 76,656 69,014 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 114,946 74,875 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 178,423 60,864 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 203,438 59,563 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 228,317 23,468 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 202,610 56,901 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 265,440 45,912 1,870,371 178,274
1997 277,325 43,366 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 314,392 25,030 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 276,039 87,714 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 363,017 154,214 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 312,073 168,836 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 360,833 170,878 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 396,685 161,331 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 407,478 124,582 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 467,662 31,202 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 527,085 51,154 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 598,138 28,001 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 631,706 27,987 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 676,687 -141,323 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 756,523 -273,686 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 775,495 -269,755 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 805,664 -288,550 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 811,861 -278,525 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 864,372 -92,314 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 950,298 -57,692 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 1,204,989 107 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 1,230,496 33,731 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 1,195,962 49,447 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 1,191,930 43,593 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 1,258,475 29,632 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 682,072 68,934 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 987,770 -100,742 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 901,864 -57,075 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 893,522 -58,882 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 894,874 -150,371 1,036,017 -155,354

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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