The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 123,324,642 people compared to 220,288 in Samoa.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 560 times bigger than Samoa's.
- Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
- The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 1.49% for Japan vs 0.003% for Samoa.
- For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
- Since 2005, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (3.48% decline), while Samoa has grown from 187K to 220K (17.8% growth).
- Samoa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 384K people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Japan vs Samoa: live population counter
Japan
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Samoa
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
123324642
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220288
|
| Population rank | 12/197 | 177/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.49% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
58.3 seconds
|
6.46 hours
|
| One birth every |
42.2 seconds
|
1.59 hours
|
| One death every |
19.5 seconds
|
6.57 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 minutes
|
3.18 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +153,357 | -2,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1,483 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -541,279 | +1,356 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.43% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 182/197 | 126/197 |
Japan and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart
Japan
Population
Growth rate
Samoa
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Japan
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Samoa
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Japan
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Samoa
|
|
| 1960 | 93,216,000 | 112,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | 115,496 | 0.9% | 2.67% |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | 118,597 | 0.93% | 2.68% |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | 121,764 | 1.02% | 2.67% |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | 124,894 | 1.05% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | 127,978 | 1.08% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | 131,073 | 0.92% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | 133,764 | 1.04% | 2.05% |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | 136,020 | 1.13% | 1.69% |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | 138,233 | 1.2% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | 140,400 | 1.16% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | 142,503 | 2.22% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | 144,538 | 1.41% | 1.43% |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | 146,516 | 1.42% | 1.37% |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | 149,431 | 1.34% | 1.99% |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | 153,344 | 1.28% | 2.62% |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | 157,113 | 1.08% | 2.46% |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | 159,753 | 0.97% | 1.68% |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | 161,375 | 0.91% | 1.02% |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | 162,882 | 0.85% | 0.93% |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | 164,322 | 0.79% | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | 165,678 | 0.73% | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | 166,484 | 0.7% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | 166,714 | 0.7% | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | 166,796 | 0.65% | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | 166,849 | 0.63% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | 167,061 | 0.53% | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | 167,661 | 0.48% | 0.36% |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | 168,346 | 0.42% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | 168,768 | 0.4% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | 169,042 | 0.33% | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | 169,368 | 0.39% | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | 170,331 | 0.37% | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | 171,774 | 0.32% | 0.85% |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | 173,159 | 0.28% | 0.81% |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | 174,571 | 0.23% | 0.82% |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | 176,071 | 0.23% | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | 177,547 | 0.24% | 0.84% |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | 178,905 | 0.27% | 0.76% |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | 180,275 | 0.18% | 0.77% |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | 181,685 | 0.17% | 0.78% |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | 183,166 | 0.24% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | 184,471 | 0.23% | 0.71% |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | 185,430 | 0.21% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | 186,249 | 0.03% | 0.44% |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | 186,978 | 0.009% | 0.39% |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | 187,709 | 0.06% | 0.39% |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | 188,753 | 0.11% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | 190,107 | 0.05% | 0.72% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | 191,513 | -0.01% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | 193,023 | 0.02% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | 194,713 | -0.19% | 0.88% |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | 196,498 | -0.16% | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | 198,268 | -0.14% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | 200,037 | -0.13% | 0.89% |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | 201,782 | -0.11% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | 203,499 | -0.05% | 0.85% |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | 205,415 | -0.08% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | 207,582 | -0.13% | 1.05% |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | 209,780 | -0.14% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | 211,944 | -0.29% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | 213,779 | -0.46% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | 215,261 | -0.44% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | 216,663 | -0.49% | 0.65% |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | 218,019 | -0.43% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 123,324,642 | 219,302 | -0.52% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 122,647,678 | 220,530 | -0.55% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 121,951,038 | 221,772 | -0.57% | 0.56% |
| 2028 | 121,241,776 | 223,104 | -0.58% | 0.6% |
| 2029 | 120,524,230 | 224,504 | -0.59% | 0.63% |
| 2030 | 119,798,959 | 225,968 | -0.6% | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 119,065,610 | 227,581 | -0.61% | 0.71% |
| 2032 | 118,326,333 | 229,298 | -0.62% | 0.75% |
| 2033 | 117,583,337 | 231,110 | -0.63% | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 116,836,274 | 233,061 | -0.64% | 0.84% |
| 2035 | 116,084,328 | 235,172 | -0.64% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 115,332,395 | 237,415 | -0.65% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 114,582,890 | 239,730 | -0.65% | 0.98% |
| 2038 | 113,837,760 | 242,155 | -0.65% | 1.01% |
| 2039 | 113,097,352 | 244,653 | -0.65% | 1.03% |
| 2040 | 112,359,802 | 247,196 | -0.65% | 1.04% |
| 2041 | 111,622,622 | 249,796 | -0.66% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 110,891,223 | 252,427 | -0.66% | 1.05% |
| 2043 | 110,169,955 | 255,023 | -0.65% | 1.03% |
| 2044 | 109,455,823 | 257,609 | -0.65% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 108,747,012 | 260,250 | -0.65% | 1.03% |
| 2046 | 108,044,346 | 262,849 | -0.65% | 1% |
| 2047 | 107,350,486 | 265,365 | -0.64% | 0.96% |
| 2048 | 106,665,616 | 267,836 | -0.64% | 0.93% |
| 2049 | 105,986,908 | 270,291 | -0.64% | 0.92% |
| 2050 | 105,312,022 | 272,711 | -0.64% | 0.9% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Japan decreased by 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Japan lost -3,816,358 (a 3% decline), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).
Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2005 and is 12th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.
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Population differences between Japan and Samoa
|
Japan
|
Samoa
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 85 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 48.3 years | 26.9 years |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 203.1 ppl/mi² |
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