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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 8,591,626 people in Togo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 8,873,660 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 13.8 times bigger than Togo's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 102nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.58% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.11% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +1.96% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Togo has grown from 5.57M to 8.87M (59.3% growth).

Japan vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Togo
2100 76,995,942 23,426,426
2099 77,380,486 23,284,304
2098 77,759,557 23,142,242
2097 78,135,569 22,996,845
2096 78,515,892 22,848,978
2095 78,892,606 22,702,297
2094 79,267,768 22,543,427
2093 79,645,584 22,395,941
2092 80,025,578 22,243,621
2091 80,401,222 22,083,590
2090 80,778,500 21,924,631
2089 81,158,413 21,761,057
2088 81,539,639 21,592,941
2087 81,926,401 21,431,785
2086 82,322,612 21,252,236
2085 82,727,738 21,073,697
2084 83,141,354 20,894,251
2083 83,562,394 20,708,859
2082 83,998,809 20,520,204
2081 84,447,888 20,325,061
2080 84,918,455 20,126,833
2079 85,406,042 19,927,036
2078 85,916,840 19,738,820
2077 86,453,316 19,547,568
2076 87,012,155 19,348,296
2075 87,597,053 19,141,211
2074 88,209,803 18,936,045
2073 88,854,316 18,729,441
2072 89,519,055 18,525,904
2071 90,204,314 18,321,024
2070 90,919,143 18,116,069
2069 91,645,589 17,905,429
2068 92,388,299 17,689,344
2067 93,133,993 17,477,786
2066 93,889,902 17,262,406
2065 94,654,259 17,049,758
2064 95,412,429 16,836,991
2063 96,169,244 16,618,806
2062 96,924,236 16,404,475
2061 97,675,525 16,190,814
2060 98,422,553 15,976,939
2059 99,166,038 15,767,690
2058 99,890,950 15,556,151
2057 100,607,740 15,341,629
2056 101,318,164 15,125,918
2055 102,012,184 14,903,207
2054 102,706,063 14,687,272
2053 103,381,833 14,471,467
2052 104,059,800 14,253,335
2051 104,729,745 14,030,311
2050 105,400,477 13,812,790
2049 106,076,354 13,588,431
2048 106,754,699 13,367,245
2047 107,442,881 13,148,252
2046 108,139,155 12,927,000
2045 108,844,934 12,705,654
2044 109,553,441 12,484,181
2043 110,269,851 12,261,788
2042 110,992,599 12,044,285
2041 111,729,216 11,827,268
2040 112,463,507 11,614,781
2039 113,200,859 11,398,360
2038 113,940,856 11,185,757
2037 114,687,611 10,975,322
2036 115,436,359 10,767,990
2035 116,187,949 10,559,369
2034 116,936,734 10,353,764
2033 117,678,572 10,148,738
2032 118,419,247 9,944,247
2031 119,153,646 9,741,001
2030 119,882,512 9,541,309
2029 120,600,781 9,347,000
2028 121,314,239 9,155,475
2027 122,015,984 8,965,572
2026 122,704,252 8,776,585
2025 123,366,734 8,591,626
2024 123,975,371 8,406,558
2023 124,516,650 8,223,850
2022 125,124,989 8,068,616
2021 125,681,593 7,936,176
2020 126,261,000 7,788,054
2019 126,633,000 7,619,925
2018 126,811,000 7,458,206
2017 126,972,000 7,324,386
2016 127,076,000 7,200,884
2015 127,141,000 7,071,502
2014 127,276,000 6,937,644
2013 127,445,000 6,798,848
2012 127,629,000 6,653,718
2011 127,833,000 6,500,582
2010 128,070,000 6,325,788
2009 128,047,000 6,130,946
2008 128,063,000 5,936,138
2007 128,001,000 5,748,443
2006 127,854,000 5,569,664
2005 127,773,000 5,413,154
2004 127,761,000 5,281,320
2003 127,718,000 5,154,112
2002 127,445,000 5,027,130
2001 127,149,000 4,904,144
2000 126,843,000 4,783,722
1999 126,631,000 4,665,754
1998 126,400,000 4,551,635
1997 126,057,000 4,438,794
1996 125,757,000 4,291,136
1995 125,472,000 4,110,450
1994 125,178,000 3,904,183
1993 124,829,000 3,887,974
1992 124,425,000 3,932,581
1991 123,964,000 3,822,636
1990 123,478,000 3,714,021
1989 123,069,000 3,606,918
1988 122,578,000 3,501,545
1987 122,069,000 3,397,614
1986 121,482,000 3,296,340
1985 120,837,000 3,194,539
1984 120,083,000 3,105,743
1983 119,307,000 3,033,077
1982 118,480,000 2,961,652
1981 117,661,000 2,879,440
1980 116,807,000 2,791,408
1979 115,890,000 2,714,349
1978 114,913,000 2,646,501
1977 113,872,000 2,583,984
1976 112,775,000 2,523,488
1975 111,573,000 2,463,796
1974 110,162,000 2,404,292
1973 108,707,000 2,344,510
1972 107,188,000 2,283,863
1971 105,697,000 2,219,826
1970 103,403,000 2,149,478
1969 102,219,000 2,043,416
1968 101,011,000 1,953,523
1967 99,879,000 1,912,764
1966 98,851,000 1,873,489
1965 97,952,000 1,835,588
1964 96,903,000 1,799,410
1963 95,900,000 1,765,072
1962 94,933,000 1,732,959
1961 94,055,000 1,702,717
1960 93,216,000 1,673,110

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

GeoRank.org/population/japan/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Togo gained 1,631,220 people (a 29.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Togo's population increased by 1,672,776 people (a 23.2% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Togo was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Togo will increase by 55.7% to 13,812,790 people and rank change from 102nd to 88th.

Togo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.4M 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
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Togo
2100 -0.5% 0.61%
2099 -0.49% 0.61%
2098 -0.48% 0.63%
2097 -0.48% 0.65%
2096 -0.48% 0.65%
2095 -0.47% 0.7%
2094 -0.47% 0.66%
2093 -0.47% 0.68%
2092 -0.47% 0.72%
2091 -0.47% 0.73%
2090 -0.47% 0.75%
2089 -0.47% 0.78%
2088 -0.47% 0.75%
2087 -0.48% 0.84%
2086 -0.49% 0.85%
2085 -0.5% 0.86%
2084 -0.5% 0.9%
2083 -0.52% 0.92%
2082 -0.53% 0.96%
2081 -0.55% 0.98%
2080 -0.57% 1%
2079 -0.59% 0.95%
2078 -0.62% 0.98%
2077 -0.64% 1.03%
2076 -0.67% 1.08%
2075 -0.69% 1.08%
2074 -0.73% 1.1%
2073 -0.74% 1.1%
2072 -0.76% 1.12%
2071 -0.79% 1.13%
2070 -0.79% 1.18%
2069 -0.8% 1.22%
2068 -0.8% 1.21%
2067 -0.81% 1.25%
2066 -0.81% 1.25%
2065 -0.79% 1.26%
2064 -0.79% 1.31%
2063 -0.78% 1.31%
2062 -0.77% 1.32%
2061 -0.76% 1.34%
2060 -0.75% 1.33%
2059 -0.73% 1.36%
2058 -0.71% 1.4%
2057 -0.7% 1.43%
2056 -0.68% 1.49%
2055 -0.68% 1.47%
2054 -0.65% 1.49%
2053 -0.65% 1.53%
2052 -0.64% 1.59%
2051 -0.64% 1.57%
2050 -0.64% 1.65%
2049 -0.64% 1.65%
2048 -0.64% 1.67%
2047 -0.64% 1.71%
2046 -0.65% 1.74%
2045 -0.65% 1.77%
2044 -0.65% 1.81%
2043 -0.65% 1.81%
2042 -0.66% 1.83%
2041 -0.65% 1.83%
2040 -0.65% 1.9%
2039 -0.65% 1.9%
2038 -0.65% 1.92%
2037 -0.65% 1.93%
2036 -0.65% 1.98%
2035 -0.64% 1.99%
2034 -0.63% 2.02%
2033 -0.63% 2.06%
2032 -0.62% 2.09%
2031 -0.61% 2.09%
2030 -0.6% 2.08%
2029 -0.59% 2.09%
2028 -0.58% 2.12%
2027 -0.56% 2.15%
2026 -0.54% 2.15%
2025 -0.49% 2.2%
2024 -0.43% 2.22%
2023 -0.49% 1.92%
2022 -0.44% 1.67%
2021 -0.46% 1.9%
2020 -0.29% 2.21%
2019 -0.14% 2.17%
2018 -0.13% 1.83%
2017 -0.08% 1.72%
2016 -0.05% 1.83%
2015 -0.11% 1.93%
2014 -0.13% 2.04%
2013 -0.14% 2.18%
2012 -0.16% 2.36%
2011 -0.19% 2.76%
2010 0.02% 3.18%
2009 -0.01% 3.28%
2008 0.05% 3.27%
2007 0.11% 3.21%
2006 0.06% 2.89%
2005 0.009% 2.5%
2004 0.03% 2.47%
2003 0.21% 2.53%
2002 0.23% 2.51%
2001 0.24% 2.52%
2000 0.17% 2.53%
1999 0.18% 2.51%
1998 0.27% 2.54%
1997 0.24% 3.44%
1996 0.23% 4.4%
1995 0.23% 5.28%
1994 0.28% 0.42%
1993 0.32% -1.13%
1992 0.37% 2.88%
1991 0.39% 2.92%
1990 0.33% 2.97%
1989 0.4% 3.01%
1988 0.42% 3.06%
1987 0.48% 3.07%
1986 0.53% 3.19%
1985 0.63% 2.86%
1984 0.65% 2.4%
1983 0.7% 2.41%
1982 0.7% 2.86%
1981 0.73% 3.15%
1980 0.79% 2.84%
1979 0.85% 2.56%
1978 0.91% 2.42%
1977 0.97% 2.4%
1976 1.08% 2.42%
1975 1.28% 2.47%
1974 1.34% 2.55%
1973 1.42% 2.66%
1972 1.41% 2.88%
1971 2.22% 3.27%
1970 1.16% 5.19%
1969 1.2% 4.6%
1968 1.13% 2.13%
1967 1.04% 2.1%
1966 0.92% 2.06%
1965 1.08% 2.01%
1964 1.05% 1.95%
1963 1.02% 1.85%
1962 0.93% 1.78%
1961 0.9% 1.77%

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

GeoRank.org/population/japan/togo | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Japan declined by 0.49%, while Togo's population grew by 2.2%.

Live population counters

Japan Togo
Current population
122704252
8873660
Population rank 12/197 102/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.11%
One net population change
52 seconds
2.85 minutes
One birth every
44.6 seconds
1.95 minutes
One death every
19.1 seconds
7.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 +507
Annual growth/decline -608,637 +185,068
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% +2.2%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 39/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -15,010
Net migration rank 10/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -15,010
2024 -942,213 153,357 198,184 -14,014
2023 -871,617 175,003 196,649 -15,406
2022 -825,825 175,003 195,051 -65,826
2021 -640,976 -34,996 192,651 -56,991
2020 -542,923 42,001 192,474 -31,892
2019 -531,858 318,190 192,990 -17,312
2018 -456,520 320,601 191,482 -43,718
2017 -406,310 322,564 189,386 -69,512
2016 -343,106 314,732 187,007 -59,885
2015 -292,424 168,896 183,089 -51,459
2014 -267,279 58,109 179,671 -43,591
2013 -242,146 66,449 176,865 -35,346
2012 -229,733 67,904 176,051 -27,315
2011 -204,533 97,720 176,484 -18,960
2010 -128,070 131,860 175,800 16,265
2009 -76,828 125,450 170,740 26,886
2008 -51,225 142,605 164,627 27,362
2007 -25,600 138,024 158,312 25,082
2006 12,785 130,065 150,821 23,346
2005 -25,554 113,017 143,281 -4,415
2004 76,656 69,014 136,802 -11,998
2003 114,946 74,875 133,852 -4,237
2002 178,423 60,864 130,283 -5,939
2001 203,438 59,563 126,419 -4,802
2000 228,317 23,468 122,712 -3,485
1999 202,610 56,901 119,331 -2,618
1998 265,440 45,912 116,918 -5,394
1997 277,325 43,366 116,559 -2,397
1996 314,392 25,030 111,887 69,276
1995 276,039 87,714 106,983 73,224
1994 363,017 154,214 100,045 132,276
1993 312,073 168,836 112,013 -311,917
1992 360,833 170,878 110,828 -132
1991 396,685 161,331 109,267 -72
1990 407,478 124,582 107,985 59
1989 467,662 31,202 106,166 0
1988 527,085 51,154 104,605 -29
1987 598,138 28,001 102,435 848
1986 631,706 27,987 99,698 -436
1985 676,687 -141,323 96,376 7,971
1984 756,523 -273,686 95,195 -21,949
1983 775,495 -269,755 94,034 -21,948
1982 805,664 -288,550 92,715 -21,958
1981 811,861 -278,525 90,144 3,519
1980 864,372 -92,314 87,404 -4,993
1979 950,298 -57,692 85,228 -13,519
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 83,151 -19,163
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 80,902 -19,856
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 78,770 -18,832
1975 1,204,989 107 76,412 -16,973
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 74,055 -14,483
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 71,549 -11,555
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 68,966 -7,661
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 66,284 482
1970 1,230,496 33,731 63,057 10,865
1969 1,195,962 49,447 58,207 80,000
1968 1,191,930 43,593 56,082 -14,504
1967 1,258,475 29,632 54,359 -14,424
1966 682,072 68,934 52,832 -14,216
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 51,096 -13,915
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 49,450 -14,266
1963 987,770 -100,742 47,869 -14,361
1962 901,864 -57,075 46,201 -15,486
1961 893,522 -58,882 44,623 -14,858
1960 894,874 -150,371 43,307 -13,868

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

GeoRank.org/population/japan/togo | 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 Togo 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,918,963 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 426,015 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

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
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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