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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 9.86 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 1.63% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Japan vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Tunisia
2100 76,995,942 10,720,705
2099 77,380,486 10,796,270
2098 77,759,557 10,870,365
2097 78,135,569 10,942,334
2096 78,515,892 11,015,071
2095 78,892,606 11,086,568
2094 79,267,768 11,157,542
2093 79,645,584 11,226,508
2092 80,025,578 11,294,195
2091 80,401,222 11,360,662
2090 80,778,500 11,425,878
2089 81,158,413 11,490,110
2088 81,539,639 11,552,154
2087 81,926,401 11,614,090
2086 82,322,612 11,675,384
2085 82,727,738 11,734,490
2084 83,141,354 11,792,840
2083 83,562,394 11,851,260
2082 83,998,809 11,908,828
2081 84,447,888 11,964,392
2080 84,918,455 12,021,096
2079 85,406,042 12,078,476
2078 85,916,840 12,136,099
2077 86,453,316 12,191,648
2076 87,012,155 12,245,010
2075 87,597,053 12,299,514
2074 88,209,803 12,353,013
2073 88,854,316 12,407,814
2072 89,519,055 12,461,090
2071 90,204,314 12,515,463
2070 90,919,143 12,569,058
2069 91,645,589 12,622,516
2068 92,388,299 12,674,867
2067 93,133,993 12,726,080
2066 93,889,902 12,775,620
2065 94,654,259 12,824,867
2064 95,412,429 12,870,728
2063 96,169,244 12,915,152
2062 96,924,236 12,957,498
2061 97,675,525 12,996,917
2060 98,422,553 13,034,579
2059 99,166,038 13,066,669
2058 99,890,950 13,095,856
2057 100,607,740 13,122,073
2056 101,318,164 13,144,442
2055 102,012,184 13,161,720
2054 102,706,063 13,174,836
2053 103,381,833 13,181,943
2052 104,059,800 13,185,429
2051 104,729,745 13,184,813
2050 105,400,477 13,179,371
2049 106,076,354 13,170,781
2048 106,754,699 13,158,351
2047 107,442,881 13,141,815
2046 108,139,155 13,123,298
2045 108,844,934 13,102,394
2044 109,553,441 13,079,200
2043 110,269,851 13,054,663
2042 110,992,599 13,028,925
2041 111,729,216 13,003,433
2040 112,463,507 12,977,122
2039 113,200,859 12,950,166
2038 113,940,856 12,922,736
2037 114,687,611 12,893,752
2036 115,436,359 12,863,431
2035 116,187,949 12,833,137
2034 116,936,734 12,800,738
2033 117,678,572 12,763,981
2032 118,419,247 12,725,768
2031 119,153,646 12,685,304
2030 119,882,512 12,641,975
2029 120,600,781 12,594,181
2028 121,314,239 12,540,258
2027 122,015,984 12,482,078
2026 122,704,252 12,417,997
2025 123,366,734 12,348,573
2024 123,975,371 12,277,109
2023 124,516,650 12,200,431
2022 125,124,989 12,119,334
2021 125,681,593 12,048,622
2020 126,261,000 11,974,057
2019 126,633,000 11,875,081
2018 126,811,000 11,765,514
2017 126,972,000 11,650,498
2016 127,076,000 11,528,674
2015 127,141,000 11,402,264
2014 127,276,000 11,274,288
2013 127,445,000 11,141,361
2012 127,629,000 11,009,647
2011 127,833,000 10,886,035
2010 128,070,000 10,765,980
2009 128,047,000 10,650,681
2008 128,063,000 10,542,635
2007 128,001,000 10,441,702
2006 127,854,000 10,346,410
2005 127,773,000 10,255,472
2004 127,761,000 10,166,163
2003 127,718,000 10,071,632
2002 127,445,000 9,971,515
2001 127,149,000 9,869,677
2000 126,843,000 9,764,935
1999 126,631,000 9,655,963
1998 126,400,000 9,541,667
1997 126,057,000 9,421,270
1996 125,757,000 9,294,432
1995 125,472,000 9,161,258
1994 125,178,000 9,018,448
1993 124,829,000 8,857,910
1992 124,425,000 8,682,512
1991 123,964,000 8,501,827
1990 123,478,000 8,324,509
1989 123,069,000 8,151,660
1988 122,578,000 7,974,440
1987 122,069,000 7,789,987
1986 121,482,000 7,600,301
1985 120,837,000 7,409,903
1984 120,083,000 7,220,044
1983 119,307,000 7,053,800
1982 118,480,000 6,908,642
1981 117,661,000 6,758,284
1980 116,807,000 6,606,195
1979 115,890,000 6,456,419
1978 114,913,000 6,309,390
1977 113,872,000 6,155,931
1976 112,775,000 5,996,994
1975 111,573,000 5,839,262
1974 110,162,000 5,684,674
1973 108,707,000 5,537,242
1972 107,188,000 5,396,557
1971 105,697,000 5,261,658
1970 103,403,000 5,131,396
1969 102,219,000 5,004,697
1968 101,011,000 4,879,899
1967 99,879,000 4,760,970
1966 98,851,000 4,652,287
1965 97,952,000 4,561,385
1964 96,903,000 4,489,869
1963 95,900,000 4,427,131
1962 94,933,000 4,369,136
1961 94,055,000 4,316,278
1960 93,216,000 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M 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
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Tunisia
2100 -0.5% -0.7%
2099 -0.49% -0.68%
2098 -0.48% -0.66%
2097 -0.48% -0.66%
2096 -0.48% -0.64%
2095 -0.47% -0.64%
2094 -0.47% -0.61%
2093 -0.47% -0.6%
2092 -0.47% -0.59%
2091 -0.47% -0.57%
2090 -0.47% -0.56%
2089 -0.47% -0.54%
2088 -0.47% -0.53%
2087 -0.48% -0.52%
2086 -0.49% -0.5%
2085 -0.5% -0.49%
2084 -0.5% -0.49%
2083 -0.52% -0.48%
2082 -0.53% -0.46%
2081 -0.55% -0.47%
2080 -0.57% -0.48%
2079 -0.59% -0.47%
2078 -0.62% -0.46%
2077 -0.64% -0.44%
2076 -0.67% -0.44%
2075 -0.69% -0.43%
2074 -0.73% -0.44%
2073 -0.74% -0.43%
2072 -0.76% -0.43%
2071 -0.79% -0.43%
2070 -0.79% -0.42%
2069 -0.8% -0.41%
2068 -0.8% -0.4%
2067 -0.81% -0.39%
2066 -0.81% -0.38%
2065 -0.79% -0.36%
2064 -0.79% -0.34%
2063 -0.78% -0.33%
2062 -0.77% -0.3%
2061 -0.76% -0.29%
2060 -0.75% -0.25%
2059 -0.73% -0.22%
2058 -0.71% -0.2%
2057 -0.7% -0.17%
2056 -0.68% -0.13%
2055 -0.68% -0.1%
2054 -0.65% -0.05%
2053 -0.65% -0.03%
2052 -0.64% 0.005%
2051 -0.64% 0.04%
2050 -0.64% 0.07%
2049 -0.64% 0.09%
2048 -0.64% 0.13%
2047 -0.64% 0.14%
2046 -0.65% 0.16%
2045 -0.65% 0.18%
2044 -0.65% 0.19%
2043 -0.65% 0.2%
2042 -0.66% 0.2%
2041 -0.65% 0.2%
2040 -0.65% 0.21%
2039 -0.65% 0.21%
2038 -0.65% 0.22%
2037 -0.65% 0.24%
2036 -0.65% 0.24%
2035 -0.64% 0.25%
2034 -0.63% 0.29%
2033 -0.63% 0.3%
2032 -0.62% 0.32%
2031 -0.61% 0.34%
2030 -0.6% 0.38%
2029 -0.59% 0.43%
2028 -0.58% 0.47%
2027 -0.56% 0.52%
2026 -0.54% 0.56%
2025 -0.49% 0.58%
2024 -0.43% 0.63%
2023 -0.49% 0.67%
2022 -0.44% 0.59%
2021 -0.46% 0.62%
2020 -0.29% 0.83%
2019 -0.14% 0.93%
2018 -0.13% 0.99%
2017 -0.08% 1.06%
2016 -0.05% 1.11%
2015 -0.11% 1.14%
2014 -0.13% 1.19%
2013 -0.14% 1.2%
2012 -0.16% 1.14%
2011 -0.19% 1.12%
2010 0.02% 1.08%
2009 -0.01% 1.02%
2008 0.05% 0.97%
2007 0.11% 0.92%
2006 0.06% 0.89%
2005 0.009% 0.88%
2004 0.03% 0.94%
2003 0.21% 1%
2002 0.23% 1.03%
2001 0.24% 1.07%
2000 0.17% 1.13%
1999 0.18% 1.2%
1998 0.27% 1.28%
1997 0.24% 1.36%
1996 0.23% 1.45%
1995 0.23% 1.58%
1994 0.28% 1.81%
1993 0.32% 2.02%
1992 0.37% 2.13%
1991 0.39% 2.13%
1990 0.33% 2.12%
1989 0.4% 2.22%
1988 0.42% 2.37%
1987 0.48% 2.5%
1986 0.53% 2.57%
1985 0.63% 2.63%
1984 0.65% 2.36%
1983 0.7% 2.1%
1982 0.7% 2.22%
1981 0.73% 2.3%
1980 0.79% 2.32%
1979 0.85% 2.33%
1978 0.91% 2.49%
1977 0.97% 2.65%
1976 1.08% 2.7%
1975 1.28% 2.72%
1974 1.34% 2.66%
1973 1.42% 2.61%
1972 1.41% 2.56%
1971 2.22% 2.54%
1970 1.16% 2.53%
1969 1.2% 2.56%
1968 1.13% 2.5%
1967 1.04% 2.34%
1966 0.92% 1.99%
1965 1.08% 1.59%
1964 1.05% 1.42%
1963 1.02% 1.33%
1962 0.93% 1.22%
1961 0.9% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Japan Tunisia
Current population
122704252
12450912
Population rank 12/197 81/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.15%
One net population change
52 seconds
7.37 minutes
One birth every
44.6 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
19.1 seconds
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 +196
Annual growth/decline -608,637 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 125/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -14,523
Net migration rank 10/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -14,523
2024 -942,213 153,357 88,910 -15,221
2023 -871,617 175,003 93,663 -14,001
2022 -825,825 175,003 96,531 -14,001
2021 -640,976 -34,996 68,087 -9,190
2020 -542,923 42,001 109,431 -19,188
2019 -531,858 318,190 127,312 -19,612
2018 -456,520 320,601 132,445 -21,012
2017 -406,310 322,564 140,971 -22,365
2016 -343,106 314,732 148,870 -23,827
2015 -292,424 168,896 153,007 -25,229
2014 -267,279 58,109 154,762 -26,586
2013 -242,146 66,449 154,687 -17,020
2012 -229,733 67,904 151,812 -26,059
2011 -204,533 97,720 143,401 -21,935
2010 -128,070 131,860 132,809 -14,168
2009 -76,828 125,450 125,465 -13,512
2008 -51,225 142,605 121,873 -17,742
2007 -25,600 138,024 118,920 -21,190
2006 12,785 130,065 116,945 -24,098
2005 -25,554 113,017 115,374 -26,361
2004 76,656 69,014 113,322 -23,735
2003 114,946 74,875 111,926 -12,459
2002 178,423 60,864 109,099 -8,334
2001 203,438 59,563 110,146 -7,235
2000 228,317 23,468 112,501 -5,937
1999 202,610 56,901 114,829 -3,452
1998 265,440 45,912 121,332 -4,111
1997 277,325 43,366 128,327 -4,756
1996 314,392 25,030 135,615 -5,506
1995 276,039 87,714 144,345 -8,095
1994 363,017 154,214 153,647 -4,271
1993 312,073 168,836 160,922 10,771
1992 360,833 170,878 163,978 15,124
1991 396,685 161,331 166,245 16,021
1990 407,478 124,582 168,180 4,183
1989 467,662 31,202 169,221 4,100
1988 527,085 51,154 177,176 3,934
1987 598,138 28,001 184,101 3,711
1986 631,706 27,987 188,107 3,464
1985 676,687 -141,323 186,344 2,887
1984 756,523 -273,686 182,386 8,109
1983 775,495 -269,755 179,878 -37,895
1982 805,664 -288,550 177,898 -29,559
1981 811,861 -278,525 176,628 -24,242
1980 864,372 -92,314 171,094 -19,321
1979 950,298 -57,692 171,463 -23,688
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 173,255 -26,968
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 174,539 -13,910
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 172,744 -15,499
1975 1,204,989 107 166,991 -8,765
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 160,200 -9,254
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 153,525 -9,606
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 147,239 -9,790
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 142,296 -9,949
1970 1,230,496 33,731 138,235 -10,054
1969 1,195,962 49,447 135,257 -10,049
1968 1,191,930 43,593 134,246 -9,848
1967 1,258,475 29,632 132,626 -19,155
1966 682,072 68,934 131,274 -27,393
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 127,673 -49,751
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 124,711 -59,602
1963 987,770 -100,742 120,865 -60,505
1962 901,864 -57,075 116,887 -61,260
1961 893,522 -58,882 111,459 -61,369
1960 894,874 -150,371 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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