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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 11.1 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 1.61% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

Japan vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Tajikistan
2100 76,995,942 20,381,526
2099 77,380,486 20,372,551
2098 77,759,557 20,358,644
2097 78,135,569 20,340,387
2096 78,515,892 20,316,369
2095 78,892,606 20,289,397
2094 79,267,768 20,257,491
2093 79,645,584 20,225,699
2092 80,025,578 20,184,493
2091 80,401,222 20,140,447
2090 80,778,500 20,095,391
2089 81,158,413 20,047,692
2088 81,539,639 19,997,155
2087 81,926,401 19,941,974
2086 82,322,612 19,887,286
2085 82,727,738 19,828,693
2084 83,141,354 19,765,003
2083 83,562,394 19,697,841
2082 83,998,809 19,631,303
2081 84,447,888 19,564,411
2080 84,918,455 19,491,236
2079 85,406,042 19,417,379
2078 85,916,840 19,339,170
2077 86,453,316 19,257,390
2076 87,012,155 19,167,336
2075 87,597,053 19,075,879
2074 88,209,803 18,980,350
2073 88,854,316 18,881,571
2072 89,519,055 18,777,247
2071 90,204,314 18,666,888
2070 90,919,143 18,551,377
2069 91,645,589 18,430,162
2068 92,388,299 18,307,352
2067 93,133,993 18,179,902
2066 93,889,902 18,046,854
2065 94,654,259 17,914,179
2064 95,412,429 17,776,364
2063 96,169,244 17,633,689
2062 96,924,236 17,490,989
2061 97,675,525 17,348,872
2060 98,422,553 17,199,727
2059 99,166,038 17,048,953
2058 99,890,950 16,896,463
2057 100,607,740 16,742,280
2056 101,318,164 16,588,751
2055 102,012,184 16,434,774
2054 102,706,063 16,278,710
2053 103,381,833 16,123,490
2052 104,059,800 15,961,093
2051 104,729,745 15,798,643
2050 105,400,477 15,632,073
2049 106,076,354 15,462,414
2048 106,754,699 15,286,104
2047 107,442,881 15,105,763
2046 108,139,155 14,921,881
2045 108,844,934 14,733,376
2044 109,553,441 14,538,462
2043 110,269,851 14,343,357
2042 110,992,599 14,141,976
2041 111,729,216 13,939,862
2040 112,463,507 13,735,841
2039 113,200,859 13,531,043
2038 113,940,856 13,325,915
2037 114,687,611 13,119,563
2036 115,436,359 12,911,709
2035 116,187,949 12,708,867
2034 116,936,734 12,510,728
2033 117,678,572 12,316,142
2032 118,419,247 12,122,988
2031 119,153,646 11,933,358
2030 119,882,512 11,744,792
2029 120,600,781 11,554,401
2028 121,314,239 11,364,659
2027 122,015,984 11,173,930
2026 122,704,252 10,981,648
2025 123,366,734 10,786,734
2024 123,975,371 10,590,927
2023 124,516,650 10,389,799
2022 125,124,989 10,182,222
2021 125,681,593 9,966,908
2020 126,261,000 9,749,310
2019 126,633,000 9,529,966
2018 126,811,000 9,307,333
2017 126,972,000 9,085,946
2016 127,076,000 8,865,631
2015 127,141,000 8,643,840
2014 127,276,000 8,425,552
2013 127,445,000 8,216,724
2012 127,629,000 8,014,084
2011 127,833,000 7,824,785
2010 128,070,000 7,652,141
2009 128,047,000 7,490,230
2008 128,063,000 7,338,403
2007 128,001,000 7,194,477
2006 127,854,000 7,057,566
2005 127,773,000 6,924,720
2004 127,761,000 6,790,547
2003 127,718,000 6,658,575
2002 127,445,000 6,531,669
2001 127,149,000 6,407,377
2000 126,843,000 6,284,735
1999 126,631,000 6,208,370
1998 126,400,000 6,176,397
1997 126,057,000 6,139,829
1996 125,757,000 6,066,523
1995 125,472,000 5,948,584
1994 125,178,000 5,825,368
1993 124,829,000 5,724,993
1992 124,425,000 5,649,400
1991 123,964,000 5,541,205
1990 123,478,000 5,398,768
1989 123,069,000 5,267,249
1988 122,578,000 5,114,989
1987 122,069,000 4,939,059
1986 121,482,000 4,772,139
1985 120,837,000 4,619,003
1984 120,083,000 4,480,026
1983 119,307,000 4,350,874
1982 118,480,000 4,227,171
1981 117,661,000 4,109,022
1980 116,807,000 3,995,256
1979 115,890,000 3,882,691
1978 114,913,000 3,768,508
1977 113,872,000 3,653,265
1976 112,775,000 3,540,076
1975 111,573,000 3,430,425
1974 110,162,000 3,324,499
1973 108,707,000 3,222,290
1972 107,188,000 3,123,691
1971 105,697,000 3,028,837
1970 103,403,000 2,936,779
1969 102,219,000 2,845,273
1968 101,011,000 2,753,848
1967 99,879,000 2,664,130
1966 98,851,000 2,577,184
1965 97,952,000 2,492,998
1964 96,903,000 2,411,260
1963 95,900,000 2,331,736
1962 94,933,000 2,255,026
1961 94,055,000 2,181,805
1960 93,216,000 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, 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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M 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
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Tajikistan
2100 -0.5% 0.04%
2099 -0.49% 0.07%
2098 -0.48% 0.09%
2097 -0.48% 0.12%
2096 -0.48% 0.13%
2095 -0.47% 0.16%
2094 -0.47% 0.16%
2093 -0.47% 0.2%
2092 -0.47% 0.22%
2091 -0.47% 0.22%
2090 -0.47% 0.24%
2089 -0.47% 0.25%
2088 -0.47% 0.28%
2087 -0.48% 0.27%
2086 -0.49% 0.3%
2085 -0.5% 0.32%
2084 -0.5% 0.34%
2083 -0.52% 0.34%
2082 -0.53% 0.34%
2081 -0.55% 0.38%
2080 -0.57% 0.38%
2079 -0.59% 0.4%
2078 -0.62% 0.42%
2077 -0.64% 0.47%
2076 -0.67% 0.48%
2075 -0.69% 0.5%
2074 -0.73% 0.52%
2073 -0.74% 0.56%
2072 -0.76% 0.59%
2071 -0.79% 0.62%
2070 -0.79% 0.66%
2069 -0.8% 0.67%
2068 -0.8% 0.7%
2067 -0.81% 0.74%
2066 -0.81% 0.74%
2065 -0.79% 0.78%
2064 -0.79% 0.81%
2063 -0.78% 0.82%
2062 -0.77% 0.82%
2061 -0.76% 0.87%
2060 -0.75% 0.88%
2059 -0.73% 0.9%
2058 -0.71% 0.92%
2057 -0.7% 0.93%
2056 -0.68% 0.94%
2055 -0.68% 0.96%
2054 -0.65% 0.96%
2053 -0.65% 1.02%
2052 -0.64% 1.03%
2051 -0.64% 1.07%
2050 -0.64% 1.1%
2049 -0.64% 1.15%
2048 -0.64% 1.19%
2047 -0.64% 1.23%
2046 -0.65% 1.28%
2045 -0.65% 1.34%
2044 -0.65% 1.36%
2043 -0.65% 1.42%
2042 -0.66% 1.45%
2041 -0.65% 1.49%
2040 -0.65% 1.51%
2039 -0.65% 1.54%
2038 -0.65% 1.57%
2037 -0.65% 1.61%
2036 -0.65% 1.6%
2035 -0.64% 1.58%
2034 -0.63% 1.58%
2033 -0.63% 1.59%
2032 -0.62% 1.59%
2031 -0.61% 1.61%
2030 -0.6% 1.65%
2029 -0.59% 1.67%
2028 -0.58% 1.71%
2027 -0.56% 1.75%
2026 -0.54% 1.81%
2025 -0.49% 1.85%
2024 -0.43% 1.94%
2023 -0.49% 2.04%
2022 -0.44% 2.16%
2021 -0.46% 2.23%
2020 -0.29% 2.3%
2019 -0.14% 2.39%
2018 -0.13% 2.44%
2017 -0.08% 2.49%
2016 -0.05% 2.57%
2015 -0.11% 2.59%
2014 -0.13% 2.54%
2013 -0.14% 2.53%
2012 -0.16% 2.42%
2011 -0.19% 2.26%
2010 0.02% 2.16%
2009 -0.01% 2.07%
2008 0.05% 2%
2007 0.11% 1.94%
2006 0.06% 1.92%
2005 0.009% 1.98%
2004 0.03% 1.98%
2003 0.21% 1.94%
2002 0.23% 1.94%
2001 0.24% 1.95%
2000 0.17% 1.23%
1999 0.18% 0.52%
1998 0.27% 0.6%
1997 0.24% 1.21%
1996 0.23% 1.98%
1995 0.23% 2.12%
1994 0.28% 1.75%
1993 0.32% 1.34%
1992 0.37% 1.95%
1991 0.39% 2.64%
1990 0.33% 2.5%
1989 0.4% 2.98%
1988 0.42% 3.56%
1987 0.48% 3.5%
1986 0.53% 3.32%
1985 0.63% 3.1%
1984 0.65% 2.97%
1983 0.7% 2.93%
1982 0.7% 2.88%
1981 0.73% 2.85%
1980 0.79% 2.9%
1979 0.85% 3.03%
1978 0.91% 3.15%
1977 0.97% 3.2%
1976 1.08% 3.2%
1975 1.28% 3.19%
1974 1.34% 3.17%
1973 1.42% 3.16%
1972 1.41% 3.13%
1971 2.22% 3.13%
1970 1.16% 3.22%
1969 1.2% 3.32%
1968 1.13% 3.37%
1967 1.04% 3.37%
1966 0.92% 3.38%
1965 1.08% 3.39%
1964 1.05% 3.41%
1963 1.02% 3.4%
1962 0.93% 3.36%
1961 0.9% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, 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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Japan Tajikistan
Current population
122704252
11080415
Population rank 12/197 88/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.13%
One net population change
52 seconds
2.69 minutes
One birth every
44.6 seconds
1.96 minutes
One death every
19.1 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 +536
Annual growth/decline -608,637 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 58/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -21,606
Net migration rank 10/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -21,606
2024 -942,213 153,357 219,677 -21,236
2023 -871,617 175,003 223,828 -19,999
2022 -825,825 175,003 228,336 -17,001
2021 -640,976 -34,996 222,850 -3,564
2020 -542,923 42,001 219,467 -3,564
2019 -531,858 318,190 231,817 -9,041
2018 -456,520 320,601 228,597 -6,111
2017 -406,310 322,564 224,396 -4,093
2016 -343,106 314,732 228,547 -8,210
2015 -292,424 168,896 230,903 -7,660
2014 -267,279 58,109 227,304 -13,962
2013 -242,146 66,449 220,693 -16,362
2012 -229,733 67,904 213,078 -12,132
2011 -204,533 97,720 208,429 -30,783
2010 -128,070 131,860 201,389 -33,733
2009 -76,828 125,450 192,851 -36,677
2008 -51,225 142,605 182,337 -34,855
2007 -25,600 138,024 173,200 -32,831
2006 12,785 130,065 164,046 -30,591
2005 -25,554 113,017 160,189 -27,954
2004 76,656 69,014 161,201 -25,082
2003 114,946 74,875 150,391 -22,562
2002 178,423 60,864 146,492 -20,526
2001 203,438 59,563 142,276 -19,657
2000 228,317 23,468 136,549 -13,871
1999 202,610 56,901 147,622 -117,571
1998 265,440 45,912 153,508 -119,621
1997 277,325 43,366 149,825 -110,572
1996 314,392 25,030 138,287 -30,922
1995 276,039 87,714 168,934 -40,418
1994 363,017 154,214 167,590 -49,668
1993 312,073 168,836 157,975 -75,147
1992 360,833 170,878 163,652 -95,280
1991 396,685 161,331 177,585 -29,553
1990 407,478 124,582 178,429 -41,596
1989 467,662 31,202 179,212 -53,020
1988 527,085 51,154 172,805 5,523
1987 598,138 28,001 163,611 9,923
1986 631,706 27,987 155,987 4,321
1985 676,687 -141,323 145,720 247
1984 756,523 -273,686 139,145 -7,152
1983 775,495 -269,755 133,280 -6,972
1982 805,664 -288,550 127,838 -6,730
1981 811,861 -278,525 121,418 -6,221
1980 864,372 -92,314 117,888 -5,557
1979 950,298 -57,692 114,496 -1,703
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 110,564 5,006
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 106,920 7,999
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 103,777 7,679
1975 1,204,989 107 100,604 7,237
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 97,481 6,531
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 94,523 5,876
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 91,677 5,123
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 88,618 4,293
1970 1,230,496 33,731 85,645 5,559
1969 1,195,962 49,447 82,931 8,886
1968 1,191,930 43,593 80,698 10,323
1967 1,258,475 29,632 78,733 9,670
1966 682,072 68,934 76,702 8,796
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 75,139 7,744
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 74,030 6,568
1963 987,770 -100,742 73,065 5,379
1962 901,864 -57,075 70,700 4,270
1961 893,522 -58,882 68,182 3,291
1960 894,874 -150,371 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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

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