The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,647,678 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 9.86 times bigger than South Sudan's.
- Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 1.63% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.07% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Japan vs South Sudan: live population counter
Japan
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South Sudan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
122647678
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12438782
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| Population rank | 12/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.48% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
58.3 seconds
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
42.2 seconds
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
19.5 seconds
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 minutes
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +153,357 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1,483 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | -541,279 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.43% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 185/197 | 7/197 |
Japan and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Japan
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Japan
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South Sudan
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Japan
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 93,216,000 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | 2,976,724 | 0.9% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | 3,024,308 | 0.93% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | 3,072,669 | 1.02% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | 3,129,918 | 1.05% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | 3,189,835 | 1.08% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | 3,236,423 | 0.92% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | 3,277,648 | 1.04% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | 3,321,528 | 1.13% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | 3,365,533 | 1.2% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | 3,409,614 | 1.16% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | 3,468,646 | 2.22% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | 3,542,497 | 1.41% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | 3,627,383 | 1.42% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | 3,723,259 | 1.34% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | 3,821,494 | 1.28% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | 3,921,910 | 1.08% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | 4,024,032 | 0.97% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | 4,127,657 | 0.91% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | 4,232,605 | 0.85% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | 4,339,030 | 0.79% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | 4,447,272 | 0.73% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | 4,557,686 | 0.7% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | 4,661,574 | 0.7% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | 4,750,627 | 0.65% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | 4,834,296 | 0.63% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | 4,921,240 | 0.53% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | 4,962,395 | 0.48% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | 4,848,029 | 0.42% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | 4,713,229 | 0.4% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | 4,737,633 | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | 4,836,677 | 0.39% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | 4,909,749 | 0.37% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | 4,956,002 | 0.32% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | 5,071,184 | 0.28% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | 5,225,836 | 0.23% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | 5,356,925 | 0.23% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | 5,509,136 | 0.24% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | 5,620,068 | 0.27% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | 5,771,628 | 0.18% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | 6,032,267 | 0.17% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | 6,308,391 | 0.24% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | 6,596,806 | 0.23% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | 6,903,127 | 0.21% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | 7,233,041 | 0.03% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | 7,590,143 | 0.009% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | 7,976,526 | 0.06% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | 8,388,788 | 0.11% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | 8,817,647 | 0.05% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | 9,243,556 | -0.01% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | 9,745,953 | 0.02% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | 10,288,109 | -0.19% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | 10,756,240 | -0.16% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | 11,166,275 | -0.14% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | 11,235,073 | -0.13% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | 11,107,561 | -0.11% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | 10,830,102 | -0.05% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | 10,259,154 | -0.08% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | 10,122,977 | -0.13% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | 10,423,384 | -0.14% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | 10,698,467 | -0.29% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | 10,865,780 | -0.46% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | 11,021,177 | -0.44% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | 11,483,374 | -0.49% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | 11,943,408 | -0.43% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 123,324,642 | 12,188,793 | -0.52% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 122,647,678 | 12,436,036 | -0.55% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 121,951,038 | 12,687,301 | -0.57% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 121,241,776 | 12,941,503 | -0.58% | 2% |
| 2029 | 120,524,230 | 13,198,080 | -0.59% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 119,798,959 | 13,457,446 | -0.6% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 119,065,610 | 13,725,413 | -0.61% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 118,326,333 | 13,996,343 | -0.62% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 117,583,337 | 14,261,762 | -0.63% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 116,836,274 | 14,527,550 | -0.64% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 116,084,328 | 14,798,602 | -0.64% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 115,332,395 | 15,070,098 | -0.65% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 114,582,890 | 15,335,700 | -0.65% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 113,837,760 | 15,595,968 | -0.65% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 113,097,352 | 15,850,696 | -0.65% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 112,359,802 | 16,101,470 | -0.65% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 111,622,622 | 16,350,149 | -0.66% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 110,891,223 | 16,593,361 | -0.66% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 110,169,955 | 16,829,209 | -0.65% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 109,455,823 | 17,060,176 | -0.65% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 108,747,012 | 17,286,412 | -0.65% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 108,044,346 | 17,509,693 | -0.65% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 107,350,486 | 17,728,331 | -0.64% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 106,665,616 | 17,938,437 | -0.64% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 105,986,908 | 18,142,893 | -0.64% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 105,312,022 | 18,341,968 | -0.64% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost -4,428,322 (a 3.48% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Japan's population will shrink by 14.1% to 105,312,022 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
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Population differences between Japan and South Sudan
|
Japan
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 85.1 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 48.3 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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