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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 5.28 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Japan vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Taiwan
2100 76,995,942 10,150,338
2099 77,380,486 10,273,881
2098 77,759,557 10,399,680
2097 78,135,569 10,527,804
2096 78,515,892 10,657,536
2095 78,892,606 10,789,978
2094 79,267,768 10,925,075
2093 79,645,584 11,062,491
2092 80,025,578 11,202,670
2091 80,401,222 11,346,131
2090 80,778,500 11,494,369
2089 81,158,413 11,644,743
2088 81,539,639 11,799,177
2087 81,926,401 11,956,109
2086 82,322,612 12,116,149
2085 82,727,738 12,281,248
2084 83,141,354 12,451,872
2083 83,562,394 12,625,681
2082 83,998,809 12,803,442
2081 84,447,888 12,986,931
2080 84,918,455 13,174,137
2079 85,406,042 13,366,920
2078 85,916,840 13,564,788
2077 86,453,316 13,765,770
2076 87,012,155 13,969,802
2075 87,597,053 14,178,904
2074 88,209,803 14,391,331
2073 88,854,316 14,606,033
2072 89,519,055 14,824,987
2071 90,204,314 15,045,310
2070 90,919,143 15,266,143
2069 91,645,589 15,488,280
2068 92,388,299 15,714,125
2067 93,133,993 15,940,945
2066 93,889,902 16,167,553
2065 94,654,259 16,396,032
2064 95,412,429 16,625,600
2063 96,169,244 16,854,355
2062 96,924,236 17,084,600
2061 97,675,525 17,314,450
2060 98,422,553 17,541,998
2059 99,166,038 17,767,014
2058 99,890,950 17,988,239
2057 100,607,740 18,208,151
2056 101,318,164 18,423,453
2055 102,012,184 18,639,554
2054 102,706,063 18,853,384
2053 103,381,833 19,063,428
2052 104,059,800 19,270,076
2051 104,729,745 19,474,323
2050 105,400,477 19,677,203
2049 106,076,354 19,878,438
2048 106,754,699 20,073,645
2047 107,442,881 20,267,326
2046 108,139,155 20,454,154
2045 108,844,934 20,640,565
2044 109,553,441 20,819,477
2043 110,269,851 20,995,111
2042 110,992,599 21,166,213
2041 111,729,216 21,331,710
2040 112,463,507 21,491,361
2039 113,200,859 21,645,911
2038 113,940,856 21,794,529
2037 114,687,611 21,939,617
2036 115,436,359 22,077,701
2035 116,187,949 22,211,115
2034 116,936,734 22,340,809
2033 117,678,572 22,463,465
2032 118,419,247 22,582,449
2031 119,153,646 22,698,460
2030 119,882,512 22,809,605
2029 120,600,781 22,916,803
2028 121,314,239 23,022,058
2027 122,015,984 23,127,410
2026 122,704,252 23,229,461
2025 123,366,734 23,331,886
2024 123,975,371 23,410,331
2023 124,516,650 23,342,541
2022 125,124,989 23,319,977
2021 125,681,593 23,468,275
2020 126,261,000 23,582,179
2019 126,633,000 23,596,027
2018 126,811,000 23,580,080
2017 126,972,000 23,555,522
2016 127,076,000 23,515,945
2015 127,141,000 23,462,914
2014 127,276,000 23,403,635
2013 127,445,000 23,344,670
2012 127,629,000 23,270,367
2011 127,833,000 23,193,518
2010 128,070,000 23,140,948
2009 128,047,000 23,078,402
2008 128,063,000 22,997,696
2007 128,001,000 22,917,444
2006 127,854,000 22,823,455
2005 127,773,000 22,729,753
2004 127,761,000 22,646,836
2003 127,718,000 22,562,663
2002 127,445,000 22,463,172
2001 127,149,000 22,341,120
2000 126,843,000 22,184,530
1999 126,631,000 22,010,489
1998 126,400,000 21,835,703
1997 126,057,000 21,634,124
1996 125,757,000 21,441,432
1995 125,472,000 21,267,653
1994 125,178,000 21,086,645
1993 124,829,000 20,899,019
1992 124,425,000 20,704,227
1991 123,964,000 20,503,568
1990 123,478,000 20,278,946
1989 123,069,000 20,055,492
1988 122,578,000 19,839,704
1987 122,069,000 19,617,046
1986 121,482,000 19,411,454
1985 120,837,000 19,191,510
1984 120,083,000 18,929,866
1983 119,307,000 18,653,146
1982 118,480,000 18,354,855
1981 117,661,000 18,029,982
1980 116,807,000 17,704,538
1979 115,890,000 17,372,779
1978 114,913,000 17,042,272
1977 113,872,000 16,730,895
1976 112,775,000 16,401,413
1975 111,573,000 16,075,128
1974 110,162,000 15,784,817
1973 108,707,000 15,505,121
1972 107,188,000 15,220,495
1971 105,697,000 14,913,564
1970 103,403,000 14,582,944
1969 102,219,000 14,068,984
1968 101,011,000 13,548,537
1967 99,879,000 13,210,344
1966 98,851,000 12,874,153
1965 97,952,000 12,511,863
1964 96,903,000 12,137,143
1963 95,900,000 11,762,101
1962 94,933,000 11,392,513
1961 94,055,000 11,030,385
1960 93,216,000 10,667,705

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29.1% of the population in Japan and 39.9% in Taiwan.

Population growth rate by year

Japan
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Taiwan
2100 -0.5% -1.2%
2099 -0.49% -1.21%
2098 -0.48% -1.22%
2097 -0.48% -1.22%
2096 -0.48% -1.23%
2095 -0.47% -1.24%
2094 -0.47% -1.24%
2093 -0.47% -1.25%
2092 -0.47% -1.26%
2091 -0.47% -1.29%
2090 -0.47% -1.29%
2089 -0.47% -1.31%
2088 -0.47% -1.31%
2087 -0.48% -1.32%
2086 -0.49% -1.34%
2085 -0.5% -1.37%
2084 -0.5% -1.38%
2083 -0.52% -1.39%
2082 -0.53% -1.41%
2081 -0.55% -1.42%
2080 -0.57% -1.44%
2079 -0.59% -1.46%
2078 -0.62% -1.46%
2077 -0.64% -1.46%
2076 -0.67% -1.47%
2075 -0.69% -1.48%
2074 -0.73% -1.47%
2073 -0.74% -1.48%
2072 -0.76% -1.46%
2071 -0.79% -1.45%
2070 -0.79% -1.43%
2069 -0.8% -1.44%
2068 -0.8% -1.42%
2067 -0.81% -1.4%
2066 -0.81% -1.39%
2065 -0.79% -1.38%
2064 -0.79% -1.36%
2063 -0.78% -1.35%
2062 -0.77% -1.33%
2061 -0.76% -1.3%
2060 -0.75% -1.27%
2059 -0.73% -1.23%
2058 -0.71% -1.21%
2057 -0.7% -1.17%
2056 -0.68% -1.16%
2055 -0.68% -1.13%
2054 -0.65% -1.1%
2053 -0.65% -1.07%
2052 -0.64% -1.05%
2051 -0.64% -1.03%
2050 -0.64% -1.01%
2049 -0.64% -0.97%
2048 -0.64% -0.96%
2047 -0.64% -0.91%
2046 -0.65% -0.9%
2045 -0.65% -0.86%
2044 -0.65% -0.84%
2043 -0.65% -0.81%
2042 -0.66% -0.78%
2041 -0.65% -0.74%
2040 -0.65% -0.71%
2039 -0.65% -0.68%
2038 -0.65% -0.66%
2037 -0.65% -0.63%
2036 -0.65% -0.6%
2035 -0.64% -0.58%
2034 -0.63% -0.55%
2033 -0.63% -0.53%
2032 -0.62% -0.51%
2031 -0.61% -0.49%
2030 -0.6% -0.47%
2029 -0.59% -0.46%
2028 -0.58% -0.46%
2027 -0.56% -0.44%
2026 -0.54% -0.44%
2025 -0.49% -0.34%
2024 -0.43% 0.29%
2023 -0.49% 0.1%
2022 -0.44% -0.63%
2021 -0.46% -0.48%
2020 -0.29% -0.06%
2019 -0.14% 0.07%
2018 -0.13% 0.1%
2017 -0.08% 0.17%
2016 -0.05% 0.23%
2015 -0.11% 0.25%
2014 -0.13% 0.25%
2013 -0.14% 0.32%
2012 -0.16% 0.33%
2011 -0.19% 0.23%
2010 0.02% 0.27%
2009 -0.01% 0.35%
2008 0.05% 0.35%
2007 0.11% 0.41%
2006 0.06% 0.41%
2005 0.009% 0.37%
2004 0.03% 0.37%
2003 0.21% 0.44%
2002 0.23% 0.55%
2001 0.24% 0.71%
2000 0.17% 0.79%
1999 0.18% 0.8%
1998 0.27% 0.93%
1997 0.24% 0.9%
1996 0.23% 0.82%
1995 0.23% 0.86%
1994 0.28% 0.9%
1993 0.32% 0.94%
1992 0.37% 0.98%
1991 0.39% 1.11%
1990 0.33% 1.11%
1989 0.4% 1.09%
1988 0.42% 1.14%
1987 0.48% 1.06%
1986 0.53% 1.15%
1985 0.63% 1.38%
1984 0.65% 1.48%
1983 0.7% 1.63%
1982 0.7% 1.8%
1981 0.73% 1.84%
1980 0.79% 1.91%
1979 0.85% 1.94%
1978 0.91% 1.86%
1977 0.97% 2.01%
1976 1.08% 2.03%
1975 1.28% 1.84%
1974 1.34% 1.8%
1973 1.42% 1.87%
1972 1.41% 2.06%
1971 2.22% 2.27%
1970 1.16% 3.65%
1969 1.2% 3.84%
1968 1.13% 2.56%
1967 1.04% 2.61%
1966 0.92% 2.9%
1965 1.08% 3.09%
1964 1.05% 3.19%
1963 1.02% 3.24%
1962 0.93% 3.28%
1961 0.9% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Japan declined by 0.49%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Japan Taiwan
Current population
122704252
23229461
Population rank 12/197 60/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.28%
One net population change
52 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
44.6 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
19.1 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 -215
Annual growth/decline -608,637 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 178/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 +47,029
Net migration rank 10/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -
2024 -942,213 153,357 -67,188 47,029
2023 -871,617 175,003 -69,794 225,599
2022 -825,825 175,003 -68,327 -42,430
2021 -640,976 -34,996 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -542,923 42,001 -7,782 -33,978
2019 -531,858 318,190 1,416 12,718
2018 -456,520 320,601 8,725 8,888
2017 -406,310 322,564 22,613 8,809
2016 -343,106 314,732 35,980 11,707
2015 -292,424 168,896 49,741 8,581
2014 -267,279 58,109 - -
2013 -242,146 66,449 - -
2012 -229,733 67,904 - -
2011 -204,533 97,720 43,836 19,077
2010 -128,070 131,860 - -
2009 -76,828 125,450 - -
2008 -51,225 142,605 - -
2007 -25,600 138,024 - -
2006 12,785 130,065 - -
2005 -25,554 113,017 - -
2004 76,656 69,014 - -
2003 114,946 74,875 - -
2002 178,423 60,864 - -
2001 203,438 59,563 132,707 -3,811
2000 228,317 23,468 - -
1999 202,610 56,901 - -
1998 265,440 45,912 - -
1997 277,325 43,366 - -
1996 314,392 25,030 - -
1995 276,039 87,714 - -
1994 363,017 154,214 - -
1993 312,073 168,836 - -
1992 360,833 170,878 - -
1991 396,685 161,331 215,698 -12,128
1990 407,478 124,582 - -
1989 467,662 31,202 - -
1988 527,085 51,154 - -
1987 598,138 28,001 - -
1986 631,706 27,987 - -
1985 676,687 -141,323 - -
1984 756,523 -273,686 - -
1983 775,495 -269,755 - -
1982 805,664 -288,550 - -
1981 811,861 -278,525 326,883 4,508
1980 864,372 -92,314 - -
1979 950,298 -57,692 - -
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 - -
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 - -
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 - -
1975 1,204,989 107 - -
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 - -
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 - -
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 - -
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 - -
1970 1,230,496 33,731 - -
1969 1,195,962 49,447 - -
1968 1,191,930 43,593 - -
1967 1,258,475 29,632 - -
1966 682,072 68,934 346,958 18,774
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 - -
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 - -
1963 987,770 -100,742 - -
1962 901,864 -57,075 - -
1961 893,522 -58,882 - -
1960 894,874 -150,371 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/japan/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 57.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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