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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,677,250 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 1.43 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 2.52% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.05% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Japan vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Turkey
2100 76,978,998 64,274,243
2099 77,363,458 64,924,706
2098 77,742,445 65,567,989
2097 78,118,375 66,219,045
2096 78,498,614 66,865,890
2095 78,875,245 67,516,190
2094 79,250,325 68,169,346
2093 79,628,057 68,835,313
2092 80,007,967 69,496,264
2091 80,383,529 70,159,325
2090 80,760,724 70,828,304
2089 81,140,553 71,490,133
2088 81,521,696 72,146,464
2087 81,908,373 72,792,552
2086 82,304,497 73,439,558
2085 82,709,534 74,085,313
2084 83,123,058 74,713,882
2083 83,544,006 75,342,464
2082 83,980,325 75,969,760
2081 84,429,305 76,583,769
2080 84,899,768 77,195,480
2079 85,387,247 77,793,711
2078 85,897,934 78,386,293
2077 86,434,291 78,973,194
2076 86,993,007 79,556,991
2075 87,577,777 80,128,010
2074 88,190,392 80,697,544
2073 88,834,763 81,244,619
2072 89,499,356 81,785,452
2071 90,184,464 82,311,503
2070 90,899,136 82,827,402
2069 91,625,421 83,324,862
2068 92,367,969 83,806,741
2067 93,113,499 84,270,976
2066 93,869,240 84,728,547
2065 94,633,430 85,177,268
2064 95,391,433 85,611,517
2063 96,148,081 86,026,471
2062 96,902,907 86,425,827
2061 97,654,031 86,800,591
2060 98,400,894 87,156,663
2059 99,144,216 87,500,101
2058 99,868,968 87,809,920
2057 100,585,601 88,100,397
2056 101,295,868 88,369,840
2055 101,989,736 88,598,739
2054 102,683,462 88,806,632
2053 103,359,083 88,985,609
2052 104,036,901 89,144,425
2051 104,706,698 89,270,515
2050 105,377,283 89,374,730
2049 106,053,011 89,447,182
2048 106,731,207 89,484,074
2047 107,419,237 89,492,406
2046 108,115,358 89,467,391
2045 108,820,982 89,441,098
2044 109,529,333 89,390,601
2043 110,245,586 89,326,342
2042 110,968,174 89,237,658
2041 111,704,629 89,137,199
2040 112,438,759 89,021,820
2039 113,175,948 88,885,792
2038 113,915,783 88,736,121
2037 114,662,374 88,562,197
2036 115,410,956 88,373,007
2035 116,162,381 88,178,595
2034 116,911,001 87,975,336
2033 117,652,676 87,754,631
2032 118,393,188 87,524,158
2031 119,127,425 87,274,280
2030 119,856,131 87,004,538
2029 120,574,242 86,741,614
2028 121,287,543 86,466,107
2027 121,989,133 86,189,693
2026 122,677,250 85,932,926
2025 123,339,586 85,718,588
2024 123,975,371 85,518,661
2023 124,516,650 85,325,965
2022 125,124,989 84,979,913
2021 125,681,593 84,147,318
2020 126,261,000 83,384,680
2019 126,633,000 82,579,440
2018 126,811,000 81,407,204
2017 126,972,000 80,312,698
2016 127,076,000 79,277,962
2015 127,141,000 78,218,479
2014 127,276,000 77,181,884
2013 127,445,000 76,147,624
2012 127,629,000 75,175,827
2011 127,833,000 74,223,629
2010 128,070,000 73,142,150
2009 128,047,000 72,039,206
2008 128,063,000 71,051,678
2007 128,001,000 70,158,112
2006 127,854,000 70,045,349
2005 127,773,000 69,329,557
2004 127,761,000 68,592,617
2003 127,718,000 67,831,730
2002 127,445,000 67,048,795
2001 127,149,000 66,245,128
2000 126,843,000 65,425,961
1999 126,631,000 64,591,923
1998 126,400,000 63,734,383
1997 126,057,000 62,852,966
1996 125,757,000 61,951,134
1995 125,472,000 61,024,503
1994 125,178,000 60,033,836
1993 124,829,000 58,999,167
1992 124,425,000 57,990,118
1991 123,964,000 57,009,887
1990 123,478,000 56,015,628
1989 123,069,000 54,976,723
1988 122,578,000 53,909,626
1987 122,069,000 52,843,670
1986 121,482,000 51,777,772
1985 120,837,000 50,687,115
1984 120,083,000 49,574,069
1983 119,307,000 48,447,410
1982 118,480,000 47,322,096
1981 117,661,000 46,321,190
1980 116,807,000 45,408,815
1979 115,890,000 44,510,429
1978 114,913,000 43,645,306
1977 113,872,000 42,773,298
1976 112,775,000 41,899,984
1975 111,573,000 41,053,126
1974 110,162,000 40,210,234
1973 108,707,000 39,329,533
1972 107,188,000 38,430,221
1971 105,697,000 37,518,611
1970 103,403,000 36,638,465
1969 102,219,000 35,787,774
1968 101,011,000 34,921,684
1967 99,879,000 34,050,421
1966 98,851,000 33,177,672
1965 97,952,000 32,345,220
1964 96,903,000 31,543,072
1963 95,900,000 30,726,841
1962 94,933,000 29,916,147
1961 94,055,000 29,119,238
1960 93,216,000 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Japan's population will shrink by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Turkey
2100 -0.5% -1%
2099 -0.49% -0.98%
2098 -0.48% -0.98%
2097 -0.48% -0.97%
2096 -0.48% -0.96%
2095 -0.47% -0.96%
2094 -0.47% -0.97%
2093 -0.47% -0.95%
2092 -0.47% -0.95%
2091 -0.47% -0.94%
2090 -0.47% -0.93%
2089 -0.47% -0.91%
2088 -0.47% -0.89%
2087 -0.48% -0.88%
2086 -0.49% -0.87%
2085 -0.5% -0.84%
2084 -0.5% -0.83%
2083 -0.52% -0.83%
2082 -0.53% -0.8%
2081 -0.55% -0.79%
2080 -0.57% -0.77%
2079 -0.59% -0.76%
2078 -0.62% -0.74%
2077 -0.64% -0.73%
2076 -0.67% -0.71%
2075 -0.69% -0.71%
2074 -0.73% -0.67%
2073 -0.74% -0.66%
2072 -0.76% -0.64%
2071 -0.79% -0.62%
2070 -0.79% -0.6%
2069 -0.8% -0.57%
2068 -0.8% -0.55%
2067 -0.81% -0.54%
2066 -0.81% -0.53%
2065 -0.79% -0.51%
2064 -0.79% -0.48%
2063 -0.78% -0.46%
2062 -0.77% -0.43%
2061 -0.76% -0.41%
2060 -0.75% -0.39%
2059 -0.73% -0.35%
2058 -0.71% -0.33%
2057 -0.7% -0.3%
2056 -0.68% -0.26%
2055 -0.68% -0.23%
2054 -0.65% -0.2%
2053 -0.65% -0.18%
2052 -0.64% -0.14%
2051 -0.64% -0.12%
2050 -0.64% -0.08%
2049 -0.64% -0.04%
2048 -0.64% -0.009%
2047 -0.64% 0.03%
2046 -0.65% 0.03%
2045 -0.65% 0.06%
2044 -0.65% 0.07%
2043 -0.65% 0.1%
2042 -0.66% 0.11%
2041 -0.65% 0.13%
2040 -0.65% 0.15%
2039 -0.65% 0.17%
2038 -0.65% 0.2%
2037 -0.65% 0.21%
2036 -0.65% 0.22%
2035 -0.64% 0.23%
2034 -0.63% 0.25%
2033 -0.63% 0.26%
2032 -0.62% 0.29%
2031 -0.61% 0.31%
2030 -0.6% 0.3%
2029 -0.59% 0.32%
2028 -0.58% 0.32%
2027 -0.56% 0.3%
2026 -0.54% 0.25%
2025 -0.51% 0.23%
2024 -0.43% 0.23%
2023 -0.49% 0.41%
2022 -0.44% 0.99%
2021 -0.46% 0.91%
2020 -0.29% 0.98%
2019 -0.14% 1.44%
2018 -0.13% 1.36%
2017 -0.08% 1.31%
2016 -0.05% 1.35%
2015 -0.11% 1.34%
2014 -0.13% 1.36%
2013 -0.14% 1.29%
2012 -0.16% 1.28%
2011 -0.19% 1.48%
2010 0.02% 1.53%
2009 -0.01% 1.39%
2008 0.05% 1.27%
2007 0.11% 0.16%
2006 0.06% 1.03%
2005 0.009% 1.07%
2004 0.03% 1.12%
2003 0.21% 1.17%
2002 0.23% 1.21%
2001 0.24% 1.25%
2000 0.17% 1.29%
1999 0.18% 1.35%
1998 0.27% 1.4%
1997 0.24% 1.46%
1996 0.23% 1.52%
1995 0.23% 1.65%
1994 0.28% 1.75%
1993 0.32% 1.74%
1992 0.37% 1.72%
1991 0.39% 1.77%
1990 0.33% 1.89%
1989 0.4% 1.98%
1988 0.42% 2.02%
1987 0.48% 2.06%
1986 0.53% 2.15%
1985 0.63% 2.25%
1984 0.65% 2.33%
1983 0.7% 2.38%
1982 0.7% 2.16%
1981 0.73% 2.01%
1980 0.79% 2.02%
1979 0.85% 1.98%
1978 0.91% 2.04%
1977 0.97% 2.08%
1976 1.08% 2.06%
1975 1.28% 2.1%
1974 1.34% 2.24%
1973 1.42% 2.34%
1972 1.41% 2.43%
1971 2.22% 2.4%
1970 1.16% 2.38%
1969 1.2% 2.48%
1968 1.13% 2.56%
1967 1.04% 2.63%
1966 0.92% 2.57%
1965 1.08% 2.54%
1964 1.05% 2.66%
1963 1.02% 2.71%
1962 0.93% 2.74%
1961 0.9% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Japan declined by 0.43%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Japan Turkey
Current population
122677250
86002379
Population rank 12/197 18/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 1.04%
One net population change
58.3 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
42.2 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -1,483 +528
Annual growth/decline -541,279 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 185/197 154/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -258,205
Net migration rank 10/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -258,205
2024 - 153,357 - -275,952
2023 -871,617 175,003 426,630 -318,070
2022 -825,825 175,003 535,373 -301,544
2021 -640,976 -34,996 521,713 20,283
2020 -542,923 42,001 608,708 37,934
2019 -531,858 318,190 751,472 -15,690
2018 -456,520 320,601 830,353 187,570
2017 -406,310 322,564 875,408 659,846
2016 -343,106 314,732 895,841 352,063
2015 -292,424 168,896 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -267,279 58,109 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -242,146 66,449 921,386 438,618
2012 -229,733 67,904 917,145 258,623
2011 -204,533 97,720 875,839 68,849
2010 -128,070 131,860 892,334 55,532
2009 -76,828 125,450 900,491 24,276
2008 -51,225 142,605 868,749 47,915
2007 -25,600 138,024 876,626 -186,402
2006 12,785 130,065 897,351 -190,194
2005 -25,554 113,017 898,650 -174,177
2004 76,656 69,014 896,025 -146,574
2003 114,946 74,875 893,683 -121,383
2002 178,423 60,864 922,927 -129,444
2001 203,438 59,563 980,560 -166,759
2000 228,317 23,468 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 202,610 56,901 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 265,440 45,912 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 277,325 43,366 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 314,392 25,030 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 276,039 87,714 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 363,017 154,214 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 312,073 168,836 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 360,833 170,878 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 396,685 161,331 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 407,478 124,582 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 467,662 31,202 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 527,085 51,154 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 598,138 28,001 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 631,706 27,987 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 676,687 -141,323 1,098,846 8,960
1984 756,523 -273,686 1,096,529 21,787
1983 775,495 -269,755 1,095,106 39,871
1982 805,664 -288,550 1,091,863 23,728
1981 811,861 -278,525 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 864,372 -92,314 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 950,298 -57,692 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 1,204,989 107 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 1,230,496 33,731 991,950 -150,924
1969 1,195,962 49,447 970,958 -110,578
1968 1,191,930 43,593 950,778 -78,973
1967 1,258,475 29,632 936,727 -65,993
1966 682,072 68,934 925,790 -50,999
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 904,016 -113,911
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 884,152 -69,978
1963 987,770 -100,742 862,626 -44,317
1962 901,864 -57,075 837,473 -34,353
1961 893,522 -58,882 816,911 -26,187
1960 894,874 -150,371 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 73.6% of the population change in Japan is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people). In Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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