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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,677,250 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 2.31 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 2.12% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.05% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Japan vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Uganda
2100 76,978,998 122,497,526
2099 77,363,458 122,436,109
2098 77,742,445 122,364,302
2097 78,118,375 122,266,255
2096 78,498,614 122,146,810
2095 78,875,245 121,976,411
2094 79,250,325 121,799,752
2093 79,628,057 121,584,860
2092 80,007,967 121,336,796
2091 80,383,529 121,070,447
2090 80,760,724 120,767,412
2089 81,140,553 120,427,771
2088 81,521,696 120,064,594
2087 81,908,373 119,668,549
2086 82,304,497 119,256,686
2085 82,709,534 118,815,763
2084 83,123,058 118,339,179
2083 83,544,006 117,821,938
2082 83,980,325 117,274,958
2081 84,429,305 116,707,394
2080 84,899,768 116,096,095
2079 85,387,247 115,474,153
2078 85,897,934 114,805,376
2077 86,434,291 114,118,687
2076 86,993,007 113,390,189
2075 87,577,777 112,637,851
2074 88,190,392 111,863,410
2073 88,834,763 111,070,771
2072 89,499,356 110,240,940
2071 90,184,464 109,392,890
2070 90,899,136 108,505,633
2069 91,625,421 107,607,659
2068 92,367,969 106,677,578
2067 93,113,499 105,722,829
2066 93,869,240 104,739,111
2065 94,633,430 103,737,893
2064 95,391,433 102,701,560
2063 96,148,081 101,646,533
2062 96,902,907 100,561,859
2061 97,654,031 99,450,764
2060 98,400,894 98,334,788
2059 99,144,216 97,187,498
2058 99,868,968 96,014,439
2057 100,585,601 94,821,765
2056 101,295,868 93,613,209
2055 101,989,736 92,385,049
2054 102,683,462 91,132,827
2053 103,359,083 89,857,705
2052 104,036,901 88,568,311
2051 104,706,698 87,270,603
2050 105,377,283 85,957,376
2049 106,053,011 84,632,277
2048 106,731,207 83,284,965
2047 107,419,237 81,928,165
2046 108,115,358 80,569,225
2045 108,820,982 79,208,662
2044 109,529,333 77,834,944
2043 110,245,586 76,453,982
2042 110,968,174 75,075,287
2041 111,704,629 73,701,695
2040 112,438,759 72,333,375
2039 113,175,948 70,963,211
2038 113,915,783 69,580,447
2037 114,662,374 68,186,136
2036 115,410,956 66,804,746
2035 116,162,381 65,411,934
2034 116,911,001 64,023,352
2033 117,652,676 62,634,483
2032 118,393,188 61,235,174
2031 119,127,425 59,825,075
2030 119,856,131 58,415,479
2029 120,574,242 57,006,283
2028 121,287,543 55,596,520
2027 121,989,133 54,191,271
2026 122,677,250 52,792,624
2025 123,339,586 51,400,003
2024 123,975,371 50,015,092
2023 124,516,650 48,656,601
2022 125,124,989 47,312,719
2021 125,681,593 45,910,930
2020 126,261,000 44,457,152
2019 126,633,000 42,999,637
2018 126,811,000 41,565,831
2017 126,972,000 40,177,388
2016 127,076,000 38,799,152
2015 127,141,000 37,531,446
2014 127,276,000 36,395,539
2013 127,445,000 35,337,042
2012 127,629,000 34,337,438
2011 127,833,000 33,354,543
2010 128,070,000 32,390,802
2009 128,047,000 31,451,151
2008 128,063,000 30,539,553
2007 128,001,000 29,653,430
2006 127,854,000 28,794,003
2005 127,773,000 27,963,289
2004 127,761,000 27,154,515
2003 127,718,000 26,352,124
2002 127,445,000 25,532,870
2001 127,149,000 24,745,676
2000 126,843,000 24,000,150
1999 126,631,000 23,257,281
1998 126,400,000 22,515,806
1997 126,057,000 21,856,046
1996 125,757,000 21,231,550
1995 125,472,000 20,665,667
1994 125,178,000 20,108,801
1993 124,829,000 19,445,161
1992 124,425,000 18,785,032
1991 123,964,000 18,155,901
1990 123,478,000 17,569,897
1989 123,069,000 17,010,698
1988 122,578,000 16,470,483
1987 122,069,000 15,954,170
1986 121,482,000 15,467,579
1985 120,837,000 15,023,681
1984 120,083,000 14,607,677
1983 119,307,000 14,221,881
1982 118,480,000 13,873,631
1981 117,661,000 13,556,452
1980 116,807,000 13,275,741
1979 115,890,000 13,002,163
1978 114,913,000 12,692,113
1977 113,872,000 12,359,669
1976 112,775,000 12,037,294
1975 111,573,000 11,725,240
1974 110,162,000 11,424,846
1973 108,707,000 11,144,236
1972 107,188,000 10,885,796
1971 105,697,000 10,618,206
1970 103,403,000 10,321,603
1969 102,219,000 10,014,858
1968 101,011,000 9,708,632
1967 99,879,000 9,408,924
1966 98,851,000 9,122,864
1965 97,952,000 8,849,203
1964 96,903,000 8,586,363
1963 95,900,000 8,333,663
1962 94,933,000 8,092,231
1961 94,055,000 7,862,217
1960 93,216,000 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Uganda
2100 -0.5% 0.05%
2099 -0.49% 0.06%
2098 -0.48% 0.08%
2097 -0.48% 0.1%
2096 -0.48% 0.14%
2095 -0.47% 0.15%
2094 -0.47% 0.18%
2093 -0.47% 0.2%
2092 -0.47% 0.22%
2091 -0.47% 0.25%
2090 -0.47% 0.28%
2089 -0.47% 0.3%
2088 -0.47% 0.33%
2087 -0.48% 0.35%
2086 -0.49% 0.37%
2085 -0.5% 0.4%
2084 -0.5% 0.44%
2083 -0.52% 0.47%
2082 -0.53% 0.49%
2081 -0.55% 0.53%
2080 -0.57% 0.54%
2079 -0.59% 0.58%
2078 -0.62% 0.6%
2077 -0.64% 0.64%
2076 -0.67% 0.67%
2075 -0.69% 0.69%
2074 -0.73% 0.71%
2073 -0.74% 0.75%
2072 -0.76% 0.78%
2071 -0.79% 0.82%
2070 -0.79% 0.83%
2069 -0.8% 0.87%
2068 -0.8% 0.9%
2067 -0.81% 0.94%
2066 -0.81% 0.97%
2065 -0.79% 1.01%
2064 -0.79% 1.04%
2063 -0.78% 1.08%
2062 -0.77% 1.12%
2061 -0.76% 1.13%
2060 -0.75% 1.18%
2059 -0.73% 1.22%
2058 -0.71% 1.26%
2057 -0.7% 1.29%
2056 -0.68% 1.33%
2055 -0.68% 1.37%
2054 -0.65% 1.42%
2053 -0.65% 1.46%
2052 -0.64% 1.49%
2051 -0.64% 1.53%
2050 -0.64% 1.57%
2049 -0.64% 1.62%
2048 -0.64% 1.66%
2047 -0.64% 1.69%
2046 -0.65% 1.72%
2045 -0.65% 1.76%
2044 -0.65% 1.81%
2043 -0.65% 1.84%
2042 -0.66% 1.86%
2041 -0.65% 1.89%
2040 -0.65% 1.93%
2039 -0.65% 1.99%
2038 -0.65% 2.04%
2037 -0.65% 2.07%
2036 -0.65% 2.13%
2035 -0.64% 2.17%
2034 -0.63% 2.22%
2033 -0.63% 2.29%
2032 -0.62% 2.36%
2031 -0.61% 2.41%
2030 -0.6% 2.47%
2029 -0.59% 2.54%
2028 -0.58% 2.59%
2027 -0.56% 2.65%
2026 -0.54% 2.71%
2025 -0.51% 2.77%
2024 -0.43% 2.79%
2023 -0.49% 2.84%
2022 -0.44% 3.05%
2021 -0.46% 3.27%
2020 -0.29% 3.39%
2019 -0.14% 3.45%
2018 -0.13% 3.46%
2017 -0.08% 3.55%
2016 -0.05% 3.38%
2015 -0.11% 3.12%
2014 -0.13% 3%
2013 -0.14% 2.91%
2012 -0.16% 2.95%
2011 -0.19% 2.98%
2010 0.02% 2.99%
2009 -0.01% 2.98%
2008 0.05% 2.99%
2007 0.11% 2.98%
2006 0.06% 2.97%
2005 0.009% 2.98%
2004 0.03% 3.04%
2003 0.21% 3.21%
2002 0.23% 3.18%
2001 0.24% 3.11%
2000 0.17% 3.19%
1999 0.18% 3.29%
1998 0.27% 3.02%
1997 0.24% 2.94%
1996 0.23% 2.74%
1995 0.23% 2.77%
1994 0.28% 3.41%
1993 0.32% 3.51%
1992 0.37% 3.47%
1991 0.39% 3.34%
1990 0.33% 3.29%
1989 0.4% 3.28%
1988 0.42% 3.24%
1987 0.48% 3.15%
1986 0.53% 2.95%
1985 0.63% 2.85%
1984 0.65% 2.71%
1983 0.7% 2.51%
1982 0.7% 2.34%
1981 0.73% 2.11%
1980 0.79% 2.1%
1979 0.85% 2.44%
1978 0.91% 2.69%
1977 0.97% 2.68%
1976 1.08% 2.66%
1975 1.28% 2.63%
1974 1.34% 2.52%
1973 1.42% 2.37%
1972 1.41% 2.52%
1971 2.22% 2.87%
1970 1.16% 3.06%
1969 1.2% 3.15%
1968 1.13% 3.19%
1967 1.04% 3.14%
1966 0.92% 3.09%
1965 1.08% 3.06%
1964 1.05% 3.03%
1963 1.02% 2.98%
1962 0.93% 2.93%
1961 0.9% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Japan declined by 0.43%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Japan Uganda
Current population
122677250
53170946
Population rank 12/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.64%
One net population change
58.3 seconds
23.2 seconds
One birth every
42.2 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
19.5 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,483 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -541,279 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 185/197 22/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +140,579 -119,059
Net migration rank 10/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -119,059
2024 - 153,357 - -117,924
2023 -871,617 175,003 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -825,825 175,003 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -640,976 -34,996 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -542,923 42,001 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -531,858 318,190 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -456,520 320,601 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -406,310 322,564 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -343,106 314,732 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -292,424 168,896 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -267,279 58,109 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -242,146 66,449 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -229,733 67,904 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -204,533 97,720 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -128,070 131,860 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -76,828 125,450 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -51,225 142,605 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -25,600 138,024 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 12,785 130,065 999,958 -156,232
2005 -25,554 113,017 969,096 -151,386
2004 76,656 69,014 938,623 -138,770
2003 114,946 74,875 901,374 -96,429
2002 178,423 60,864 868,756 -35,149
2001 203,438 59,563 836,751 -95,956
2000 228,317 23,468 803,069 -52,824
1999 202,610 56,901 775,166 -39,695
1998 265,440 45,912 741,175 6,277
1997 277,325 43,366 727,523 -155,461
1996 314,392 25,030 699,707 -22,795
1995 276,039 87,714 697,218 -242,378
1994 363,017 154,214 675,092 -16,198
1993 312,073 168,836 650,032 18,349
1992 360,833 170,878 627,139 24,723
1991 396,685 161,331 602,740 3,643
1990 407,478 124,582 587,291 -21,688
1989 467,662 31,202 565,367 -12,576
1988 527,085 51,154 547,759 -20,113
1987 598,138 28,001 527,397 -22,415
1986 631,706 27,987 487,693 -19,485
1985 676,687 -141,323 462,534 -42,942
1984 756,523 -273,686 421,241 -8,818
1983 775,495 -269,755 404,940 -45,776
1982 805,664 -288,550 390,820 -53,497
1981 811,861 -278,525 380,028 -83,010
1980 864,372 -92,314 370,287 -105,900
1979 950,298 -57,692 381,626 -98,863
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 371,930 -34,606
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 365,216 -37,671
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 359,458 -42,259
1975 1,204,989 107 354,278 -47,359
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 345,773 -51,910
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 340,780 -73,439
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 335,935 -86,409
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 328,294 -42,642
1970 1,230,496 33,731 333,202 -25,646
1969 1,195,962 49,447 320,486 -14,548
1968 1,191,930 43,593 309,725 -3,214
1967 1,258,475 29,632 296,692 -3,773
1966 682,072 68,934 282,225 -3,021
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 271,830 -3,716
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 260,733 -3,169
1963 987,770 -100,742 250,885 -3,058
1962 901,864 -57,075 241,513 -6,470
1961 893,522 -58,882 232,894 -7,893
1960 894,874 -150,371 225,080 -7,586

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

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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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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