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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Japan	Russia	Japan	Russia
1960	93,216,000	119,897,000	-	-
1961	94,055,000	121,236,000	0.9%	1.12%
1962	94,933,000	122,591,000	0.93%	1.12%
1963	95,900,000	123,960,000	1.02%	1.12%
1964	96,903,000	125,345,000	1.05%	1.12%
1965	97,952,000	126,745,000	1.08%	1.12%
1966	98,851,000	127,468,000	0.92%	0.57%
1967	99,879,000	128,196,000	1.04%	0.57%
1968	101,011,000	128,928,000	1.13%	0.57%
1969	102,219,000	129,664,000	1.2%	0.57%
1970	103,403,000	130,404,000	1.16%	0.57%
1971	105,697,000	131,155,000	2.22%	0.58%
1972	107,188,000	131,909,000	1.41%	0.57%
1973	108,707,000	132,669,000	1.42%	0.58%
1974	110,162,000	133,432,000	1.34%	0.58%
1975	111,573,000	134,200,000	1.28%	0.58%
1976	112,775,000	135,147,000	1.08%	0.71%
1977	113,872,000	136,100,000	0.97%	0.71%
1978	114,913,000	137,060,000	0.91%	0.71%
1979	115,890,000	138,027,000	0.85%	0.71%
1980	116,807,000	139,010,000	0.79%	0.71%
1981	117,661,000	139,941,000	0.73%	0.67%
1982	118,480,000	140,823,000	0.7%	0.63%
1983	119,307,000	141,668,000	0.7%	0.6%
1984	120,083,000	142,745,000	0.65%	0.76%
1985	120,837,000	143,858,000	0.63%	0.78%
1986	121,482,000	144,894,000	0.53%	0.72%
1987	122,069,000	145,908,000	0.48%	0.7%
1988	122,578,000	146,857,000	0.42%	0.65%
1989	123,069,000	147,721,000	0.4%	0.59%
1990	123,478,000	147,969,406	0.33%	0.17%
1991	123,964,000	148,394,216	0.39%	0.29%
1992	124,425,000	148,538,197	0.37%	0.1%
1993	124,829,000	148,458,777	0.32%	-0.05%
1994	125,178,000	148,407,912	0.28%	-0.03%
1995	125,472,000	148,375,787	0.23%	-0.02%
1996	125,757,000	148,160,129	0.23%	-0.15%
1997	126,057,000	147,915,361	0.24%	-0.17%
1998	126,400,000	147,670,784	0.27%	-0.17%
1999	126,631,000	147,214,776	0.18%	-0.31%
2000	126,843,000	146,596,869	0.17%	-0.42%
2001	127,149,000	145,976,482	0.24%	-0.42%
2002	127,445,000	145,306,497	0.23%	-0.46%
2003	127,718,000	144,648,618	0.21%	-0.45%
2004	127,761,000	144,067,316	0.03%	-0.4%
2005	127,773,000	143,518,814	0.009%	-0.38%
2006	127,854,000	143,049,637	0.06%	-0.33%
2007	128,001,000	142,805,114	0.11%	-0.17%
2008	128,063,000	142,742,366	0.05%	-0.04%
2009	128,047,000	142,785,348	-0.01%	0.03%
2010	128,070,000	142,849,468	0.02%	0.04%
2011	127,833,000	143,018,195	-0.19%	0.12%
2012	127,629,000	143,378,447	-0.16%	0.25%
2013	127,445,000	143,805,638	-0.14%	0.3%
2014	127,276,000	144,237,223	-0.13%	0.3%
2015	127,141,000	144,640,716	-0.11%	0.28%
2016	127,076,000	145,015,460	-0.05%	0.26%
2017	126,972,000	145,293,260	-0.08%	0.19%
2018	126,811,000	145,398,106	-0.13%	0.07%
2019	126,633,000	145,453,291	-0.14%	0.04%
2020	126,261,000	145,245,148	-0.29%	-0.14%
2021	125,681,593	144,746,762	-0.46%	-0.34%
2022	125,124,989	144,236,933	-0.44%	-0.35%
2023	124,516,650	143,826,130	-0.49%	-0.28%
2024	123,975,371	143,533,851	-0.43%	-0.2%
2025	123,324,642	142,718,132	-0.52%	-0.57%
2026	122,647,678	142,120,553	-0.55%	-0.42%
2027	121,951,038	141,773,330	-0.57%	-0.24%
2028	121,241,776	141,402,326	-0.58%	-0.26%
2029	120,524,230	141,021,009	-0.59%	-0.27%
2030	119,798,959	140,628,883	-0.6%	-0.28%
2031	119,065,610	140,218,596	-0.61%	-0.29%
2032	118,326,333	139,807,207	-0.62%	-0.29%
2033	117,583,337	139,414,947	-0.63%	-0.28%
2034	116,836,274	139,034,543	-0.64%	-0.27%
2035	116,084,328	138,666,694	-0.64%	-0.26%
2036	115,332,395	138,311,757	-0.65%	-0.26%
2037	114,582,890	137,968,177	-0.65%	-0.25%
2038	113,837,760	137,643,032	-0.65%	-0.24%
2039	113,097,352	137,336,299	-0.65%	-0.22%
2040	112,359,802	137,053,347	-0.65%	-0.21%
2041	111,622,622	136,795,588	-0.66%	-0.19%
2042	110,891,223	136,558,692	-0.66%	-0.17%
2043	110,169,955	136,335,849	-0.65%	-0.16%
2044	109,455,823	136,124,845	-0.65%	-0.15%
2045	108,747,012	135,933,758	-0.65%	-0.14%
2046	108,044,346	135,756,848	-0.65%	-0.13%
2047	107,350,486	135,574,181	-0.64%	-0.13%
2048	106,665,616	135,372,557	-0.64%	-0.15%
2049	105,986,908	135,156,911	-0.64%	-0.16%
2050	105,312,022	134,923,391	-0.64%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Japan decreased by 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Japan lost -3,816,358 (a 3% decline), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2005 and is 12th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.