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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,677,250 people compared to 6,125,852 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 20 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.05% decline), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.13M (39.2% growth).

Japan vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Singapore
2100 76,978,998 4,344,248
2099 77,363,458 4,387,645
2098 77,742,445 4,435,189
2097 78,118,375 4,483,484
2096 78,498,614 4,533,994
2095 78,875,245 4,585,243
2094 79,250,325 4,639,568
2093 79,628,057 4,692,749
2092 80,007,967 4,745,364
2091 80,383,529 4,802,089
2090 80,760,724 4,859,572
2089 81,140,553 4,919,853
2088 81,521,696 4,977,701
2087 81,908,373 5,036,662
2086 82,304,497 5,096,772
2085 82,709,534 5,155,480
2084 83,123,058 5,212,381
2083 83,544,006 5,269,612
2082 83,980,325 5,327,281
2081 84,429,305 5,383,608
2080 84,899,768 5,438,023
2079 85,387,247 5,491,695
2078 85,897,934 5,541,781
2077 86,434,291 5,589,429
2076 86,993,007 5,632,686
2075 87,577,777 5,679,862
2074 88,190,392 5,725,351
2073 88,834,763 5,764,008
2072 89,499,356 5,799,655
2071 90,184,464 5,833,262
2070 90,899,136 5,864,115
2069 91,625,421 5,896,709
2068 92,367,969 5,927,631
2067 93,113,499 5,955,955
2066 93,869,240 5,988,826
2065 94,633,430 6,020,244
2064 95,391,433 6,046,805
2063 96,148,081 6,069,231
2062 96,902,907 6,093,782
2061 97,654,031 6,116,847
2060 98,400,894 6,142,295
2059 99,144,216 6,163,191
2058 99,868,968 6,185,611
2057 100,585,601 6,203,303
2056 101,295,868 6,221,491
2055 101,989,736 6,240,206
2054 102,683,462 6,261,488
2053 103,359,083 6,277,678
2052 104,036,901 6,290,046
2051 104,706,698 6,307,270
2050 105,377,283 6,325,698
2049 106,053,011 6,342,616
2048 106,731,207 6,355,818
2047 107,419,237 6,373,684
2046 108,115,358 6,387,901
2045 108,820,982 6,399,811
2044 109,529,333 6,412,802
2043 110,245,586 6,420,804
2042 110,968,174 6,427,555
2041 111,704,629 6,433,153
2040 112,438,759 6,434,727
2039 113,175,948 6,431,367
2038 113,915,783 6,422,540
2037 114,662,374 6,410,923
2036 115,410,956 6,398,937
2035 116,162,381 6,382,637
2034 116,911,001 6,360,610
2033 117,652,676 6,333,556
2032 118,393,188 6,306,749
2031 119,127,425 6,277,847
2030 119,856,131 6,250,608
2029 120,574,242 6,221,161
2028 121,287,543 6,186,754
2027 121,989,133 6,150,947
2026 122,677,250 6,116,548
2025 123,339,586 6,078,250
2024 123,975,371 6,036,860
2023 124,516,650 5,917,648
2022 125,124,989 5,637,022
2021 125,681,593 5,453,566
2020 126,261,000 5,685,807
2019 126,633,000 5,703,569
2018 126,811,000 5,638,676
2017 126,972,000 5,612,253
2016 127,076,000 5,607,283
2015 127,141,000 5,535,002
2014 127,276,000 5,469,724
2013 127,445,000 5,399,162
2012 127,629,000 5,312,437
2011 127,833,000 5,183,688
2010 128,070,000 5,076,732
2009 128,047,000 4,987,573
2008 128,063,000 4,839,396
2007 128,001,000 4,588,599
2006 127,854,000 4,401,365
2005 127,773,000 4,265,762
2004 127,761,000 4,166,664
2003 127,718,000 4,114,826
2002 127,445,000 4,175,950
2001 127,149,000 4,138,012
2000 126,843,000 4,027,887
1999 126,631,000 3,958,723
1998 126,400,000 3,927,213
1997 126,057,000 3,796,038
1996 125,757,000 3,670,704
1995 125,472,000 3,524,506
1994 125,178,000 3,419,048
1993 124,829,000 3,313,471
1992 124,425,000 3,230,698
1991 123,964,000 3,135,083
1990 123,478,000 3,047,132
1989 123,069,000 2,930,901
1988 122,578,000 2,846,108
1987 122,069,000 2,774,789
1986 121,482,000 2,733,373
1985 120,837,000 2,735,957
1984 120,083,000 2,732,221
1983 119,307,000 2,681,061
1982 118,480,000 2,646,466
1981 117,661,000 2,532,835
1980 116,807,000 2,413,945
1979 115,890,000 2,383,500
1978 114,913,000 2,353,600
1977 113,872,000 2,325,300
1976 112,775,000 2,293,300
1975 111,573,000 2,262,600
1974 110,162,000 2,229,800
1973 108,707,000 2,193,000
1972 107,188,000 2,152,400
1971 105,697,000 2,112,900
1970 103,403,000 2,074,507
1969 102,219,000 2,042,500
1968 101,011,000 2,012,000
1967 99,879,000 1,977,600
1966 98,851,000 1,934,400
1965 97,952,000 1,886,900
1964 96,903,000 1,841,600
1963 95,900,000 1,795,000
1962 94,933,000 1,750,200
1961 94,055,000 1,702,400
1960 93,216,000 1,646,400

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline), while Singapore's population increased by 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M 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
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Singapore
2100 -0.5% -0.99%
2099 -0.49% -1.07%
2098 -0.48% -1.08%
2097 -0.48% -1.11%
2096 -0.48% -1.12%
2095 -0.47% -1.17%
2094 -0.47% -1.13%
2093 -0.47% -1.11%
2092 -0.47% -1.18%
2091 -0.47% -1.18%
2090 -0.47% -1.23%
2089 -0.47% -1.16%
2088 -0.47% -1.17%
2087 -0.48% -1.18%
2086 -0.49% -1.14%
2085 -0.5% -1.09%
2084 -0.5% -1.09%
2083 -0.52% -1.08%
2082 -0.53% -1.05%
2081 -0.55% -1%
2080 -0.57% -0.98%
2079 -0.59% -0.9%
2078 -0.62% -0.85%
2077 -0.64% -0.77%
2076 -0.67% -0.83%
2075 -0.69% -0.79%
2074 -0.73% -0.67%
2073 -0.74% -0.61%
2072 -0.76% -0.58%
2071 -0.79% -0.53%
2070 -0.79% -0.55%
2069 -0.8% -0.52%
2068 -0.8% -0.48%
2067 -0.81% -0.55%
2066 -0.81% -0.52%
2065 -0.79% -0.44%
2064 -0.79% -0.37%
2063 -0.78% -0.4%
2062 -0.77% -0.38%
2061 -0.76% -0.41%
2060 -0.75% -0.34%
2059 -0.73% -0.36%
2058 -0.71% -0.29%
2057 -0.7% -0.29%
2056 -0.68% -0.3%
2055 -0.68% -0.34%
2054 -0.65% -0.26%
2053 -0.65% -0.2%
2052 -0.64% -0.27%
2051 -0.64% -0.29%
2050 -0.64% -0.27%
2049 -0.64% -0.21%
2048 -0.64% -0.28%
2047 -0.64% -0.22%
2046 -0.65% -0.19%
2045 -0.65% -0.2%
2044 -0.65% -0.12%
2043 -0.65% -0.11%
2042 -0.66% -0.09%
2041 -0.65% -0.02%
2040 -0.65% 0.05%
2039 -0.65% 0.14%
2038 -0.65% 0.18%
2037 -0.65% 0.19%
2036 -0.65% 0.26%
2035 -0.64% 0.35%
2034 -0.63% 0.43%
2033 -0.63% 0.43%
2032 -0.62% 0.46%
2031 -0.61% 0.44%
2030 -0.6% 0.47%
2029 -0.59% 0.56%
2028 -0.58% 0.58%
2027 -0.56% 0.56%
2026 -0.54% 0.63%
2025 -0.51% 0.69%
2024 -0.43% 2.01%
2023 -0.49% 4.98%
2022 -0.44% 3.36%
2021 -0.46% -4.08%
2020 -0.29% -0.31%
2019 -0.14% 1.15%
2018 -0.13% 0.47%
2017 -0.08% 0.09%
2016 -0.05% 1.31%
2015 -0.11% 1.19%
2014 -0.13% 1.31%
2013 -0.14% 1.63%
2012 -0.16% 2.48%
2011 -0.19% 2.11%
2010 0.02% 1.79%
2009 -0.01% 3.06%
2008 0.05% 5.47%
2007 0.11% 4.25%
2006 0.06% 3.18%
2005 0.009% 2.38%
2004 0.03% 1.26%
2003 0.21% -1.46%
2002 0.23% 0.92%
2001 0.24% 2.73%
2000 0.17% 1.75%
1999 0.18% 0.8%
1998 0.27% 3.46%
1997 0.24% 3.41%
1996 0.23% 4.15%
1995 0.23% 3.08%
1994 0.28% 3.19%
1993 0.32% 2.56%
1992 0.37% 3.05%
1991 0.39% 2.89%
1990 0.33% 3.97%
1989 0.4% 2.98%
1988 0.42% 2.57%
1987 0.48% 1.52%
1986 0.53% -0.09%
1985 0.63% 0.14%
1984 0.65% 1.91%
1983 0.7% 1.31%
1982 0.7% 4.49%
1981 0.73% 4.93%
1980 0.79% 1.28%
1979 0.85% 1.27%
1978 0.91% 1.22%
1977 0.97% 1.4%
1976 1.08% 1.36%
1975 1.28% 1.47%
1974 1.34% 1.68%
1973 1.42% 1.89%
1972 1.41% 1.87%
1971 2.22% 1.85%
1970 1.16% 1.57%
1969 1.2% 1.52%
1968 1.13% 1.74%
1967 1.04% 2.23%
1966 0.92% 2.52%
1965 1.08% 2.46%
1964 1.05% 2.6%
1963 1.02% 2.56%
1962 0.93% 2.81%
1961 0.9% 3.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Japan declined by 0.43%, while Singapore's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Japan Singapore
Current population
122677250
6125852
Population rank 12/197 113/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.07%
One net population change
58.3 seconds
4.41 minutes
One birth every
42.2 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
19.5 seconds
14.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,483 +327
Annual growth/decline -541,279 +119,212
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 185/197 50/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 +16,892
Net migration rank 10/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - 16,892
2024 - 153,357 - 20,011
2023 -871,617 175,003 7,101 26,996
2022 -825,825 175,003 9,019 214,842
2021 -640,976 -34,996 15,270 -44,030
2020 -542,923 42,001 18,763 -145,556
2019 -531,858 318,190 21,674 870
2018 -456,520 320,601 21,427 21,820
2017 -406,310 322,564 21,888 -8,880
2016 -343,106 314,732 25,794 13,737
2015 -292,424 168,896 27,121 41,852
2014 -267,279 58,109 27,896 40,154
2013 -242,146 66,449 25,376 52,176
2012 -229,733 67,904 29,750 78,501
2011 -204,533 97,720 25,919 89,856
2010 -128,070 131,860 24,876 72,571
2009 -76,828 125,450 27,930 95,841
2008 -51,225 142,605 28,068 176,182
2007 -25,600 138,024 26,614 192,292
2006 12,785 130,065 25,968 135,625
2005 -25,554 113,017 24,741 92,023
2004 76,656 69,014 24,583 50,487
2003 114,946 74,875 24,689 -30,012
2002 178,423 60,864 29,231 -40,023
2001 203,438 59,563 31,035 45,027
2000 228,317 23,468 37,057 55,218
1999 202,610 56,901 32,857 19,681
1998 265,440 45,912 33,381 51,905
1997 277,325 43,366 37,960 95,241
1996 314,392 25,030 38,542 102,018
1995 276,039 87,714 38,065 91,947
1994 363,017 154,214 39,319 71,170
1993 312,073 168,836 40,425 58,820
1992 360,833 170,878 39,091 54,359
1991 396,685 161,331 39,188 57,821
1990 407,478 124,582 41,136 66,950
1989 467,662 31,202 36,929 68,031
1988 527,085 51,154 42,407 40,976
1987 598,138 28,001 33,020 25,411
1986 631,706 27,987 27,880 -7,858
1985 676,687 -141,323 32,010 -31,036
1984 756,523 -273,686 31,967 -4,396
1983 775,495 -269,755 30,296 11,699
1982 805,664 -288,550 33,346 41,568
1981 811,861 -278,525 32,167 85,869
1980 864,372 -92,314 30,657 42,433
1979 950,298 -57,692 28,363 -2,384
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 27,537 436
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 26,508 2,757
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 31,189 949
1975 1,204,989 107 28,509 4,104
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 31,664 2,748
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 36,404 -495
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 38,098 -1,631
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 35,708 573
1970 1,230,496 33,731 35,059 4,024
1969 1,195,962 49,447 34,314 6,763
1968 1,191,930 43,593 36,216 6,792
1967 1,258,475 29,632 40,145 6,006
1966 682,072 68,934 44,298 3,507
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 45,474 4,199
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 47,697 3,043
1963 987,770 -100,742 49,542 2,668
1962 901,864 -57,075 48,830 3,714
1961 893,522 -58,882 49,880 3,490
1960 894,874 -150,371 51,533 2,008

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

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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 Singapore 54.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

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
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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