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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 36.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Japan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Uruguay
2100 76,995,942 2,256,662
2099 77,380,486 2,279,820
2098 77,759,557 2,303,272
2097 78,135,569 2,326,907
2096 78,515,892 2,350,717
2095 78,892,606 2,374,752
2094 79,267,768 2,398,877
2093 79,645,584 2,423,185
2092 80,025,578 2,447,561
2091 80,401,222 2,472,040
2090 80,778,500 2,496,427
2089 81,158,413 2,520,765
2088 81,539,639 2,544,964
2087 81,926,401 2,569,010
2086 82,322,612 2,592,884
2085 82,727,738 2,616,538
2084 83,141,354 2,639,909
2083 83,562,394 2,663,057
2082 83,998,809 2,685,928
2081 84,447,888 2,708,500
2080 84,918,455 2,730,788
2079 85,406,042 2,752,736
2078 85,916,840 2,774,335
2077 86,453,316 2,795,612
2076 87,012,155 2,816,580
2075 87,597,053 2,837,210
2074 88,209,803 2,857,609
2073 88,854,316 2,877,622
2072 89,519,055 2,897,443
2071 90,204,314 2,916,996
2070 90,919,143 2,936,376
2069 91,645,589 2,955,513
2068 92,388,299 2,974,342
2067 93,133,993 2,992,883
2066 93,889,902 3,011,205
2065 94,654,259 3,029,336
2064 95,412,429 3,047,237
2063 96,169,244 3,064,958
2062 96,924,236 3,082,535
2061 97,675,525 3,099,898
2060 98,422,553 3,117,041
2059 99,166,038 3,133,843
2058 99,890,950 3,150,140
2057 100,607,740 3,165,945
2056 101,318,164 3,181,263
2055 102,012,184 3,195,961
2054 102,706,063 3,209,999
2053 103,381,833 3,223,284
2052 104,059,800 3,235,861
2051 104,729,745 3,247,775
2050 105,400,477 3,258,995
2049 106,076,354 3,269,562
2048 106,754,699 3,279,496
2047 107,442,881 3,288,855
2046 108,139,155 3,297,581
2045 108,844,934 3,305,802
2044 109,553,441 3,313,441
2043 110,269,851 3,320,450
2042 110,992,599 3,326,840
2041 111,729,216 3,332,768
2040 112,463,507 3,338,161
2039 113,200,859 3,343,179
2038 113,940,856 3,347,674
2037 114,687,611 3,351,794
2036 115,436,359 3,355,554
2035 116,187,949 3,359,009
2034 116,936,734 3,362,159
2033 117,678,572 3,365,133
2032 118,419,247 3,367,940
2031 119,153,646 3,370,610
2030 119,882,512 3,373,156
2029 120,600,781 3,375,688
2028 121,314,239 3,378,080
2027 122,015,984 3,380,387
2026 122,704,252 3,382,672
2025 123,366,734 3,384,688
2024 123,975,371 3,386,588
2023 124,516,650 3,388,081
2022 125,124,989 3,390,913
2021 125,681,593 3,396,695
2020 126,261,000 3,398,968
2019 126,633,000 3,397,206
2018 126,811,000 3,394,534
2017 126,972,000 3,388,438
2016 127,076,000 3,379,283
2015 127,141,000 3,368,017
2014 127,276,000 3,356,334
2013 127,445,000 3,345,337
2012 127,629,000 3,335,401
2011 127,833,000 3,326,825
2010 128,070,000 3,318,580
2009 128,047,000 3,310,091
2008 128,063,000 3,302,177
2007 128,001,000 3,295,153
2006 127,854,000 3,289,506
2005 127,773,000 3,285,771
2004 127,761,000 3,283,148
2003 127,718,000 3,281,186
2002 127,445,000 3,278,867
2001 127,149,000 3,274,251
2000 126,843,000 3,266,206
1999 126,631,000 3,254,015
1998 126,400,000 3,239,280
1997 126,057,000 3,223,345
1996 125,757,000 3,206,324
1995 125,472,000 3,189,440
1994 125,178,000 3,172,834
1993 124,829,000 3,156,345
1992 124,425,000 3,139,702
1991 123,964,000 3,122,354
1990 123,478,000 3,104,403
1989 123,069,000 3,086,255
1988 122,578,000 3,067,961
1987 122,069,000 3,049,896
1986 121,482,000 3,032,845
1985 120,837,000 3,017,037
1984 120,083,000 3,002,488
1983 119,307,000 2,988,778
1982 118,480,000 2,975,492
1981 117,661,000 2,963,246
1980 116,807,000 2,951,953
1979 115,890,000 2,939,903
1978 114,913,000 2,925,715
1977 113,872,000 2,909,461
1976 112,775,000 2,891,392
1975 111,573,000 2,872,320
1974 110,162,000 2,853,944
1973 108,707,000 2,837,133
1972 107,188,000 2,821,644
1971 105,697,000 2,806,462
1970 103,403,000 2,790,807
1969 102,219,000 2,773,974
1968 101,011,000 2,754,606
1967 99,879,000 2,732,277
1966 98,851,000 2,707,646
1965 97,952,000 2,681,169
1964 96,903,000 2,653,180
1963 95,900,000 2,623,766
1962 94,933,000 2,593,298
1961 94,055,000 2,562,044
1960 93,216,000 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29.1% of the population in Japan and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Japan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Uruguay
2100 -0.5% -1.02%
2099 -0.49% -1.02%
2098 -0.48% -1.02%
2097 -0.48% -1.01%
2096 -0.48% -1.01%
2095 -0.47% -1.01%
2094 -0.47% -1%
2093 -0.47% -1%
2092 -0.47% -0.99%
2091 -0.47% -0.98%
2090 -0.47% -0.97%
2089 -0.47% -0.95%
2088 -0.47% -0.94%
2087 -0.48% -0.92%
2086 -0.49% -0.9%
2085 -0.5% -0.89%
2084 -0.5% -0.87%
2083 -0.52% -0.85%
2082 -0.53% -0.83%
2081 -0.55% -0.82%
2080 -0.57% -0.8%
2079 -0.59% -0.78%
2078 -0.62% -0.76%
2077 -0.64% -0.74%
2076 -0.67% -0.73%
2075 -0.69% -0.71%
2074 -0.73% -0.7%
2073 -0.74% -0.68%
2072 -0.76% -0.67%
2071 -0.79% -0.66%
2070 -0.79% -0.65%
2069 -0.8% -0.63%
2068 -0.8% -0.62%
2067 -0.81% -0.61%
2066 -0.81% -0.6%
2065 -0.79% -0.59%
2064 -0.79% -0.58%
2063 -0.78% -0.57%
2062 -0.77% -0.56%
2061 -0.76% -0.55%
2060 -0.75% -0.54%
2059 -0.73% -0.52%
2058 -0.71% -0.5%
2057 -0.7% -0.48%
2056 -0.68% -0.46%
2055 -0.68% -0.44%
2054 -0.65% -0.41%
2053 -0.65% -0.39%
2052 -0.64% -0.37%
2051 -0.64% -0.34%
2050 -0.64% -0.32%
2049 -0.64% -0.3%
2048 -0.64% -0.28%
2047 -0.64% -0.26%
2046 -0.65% -0.25%
2045 -0.65% -0.23%
2044 -0.65% -0.21%
2043 -0.65% -0.19%
2042 -0.66% -0.18%
2041 -0.65% -0.16%
2040 -0.65% -0.15%
2039 -0.65% -0.13%
2038 -0.65% -0.12%
2037 -0.65% -0.11%
2036 -0.65% -0.1%
2035 -0.64% -0.09%
2034 -0.63% -0.09%
2033 -0.63% -0.08%
2032 -0.62% -0.08%
2031 -0.61% -0.08%
2030 -0.6% -0.08%
2029 -0.59% -0.07%
2028 -0.58% -0.07%
2027 -0.56% -0.07%
2026 -0.54% -0.06%
2025 -0.49% -0.06%
2024 -0.43% -0.04%
2023 -0.49% -0.08%
2022 -0.44% -0.17%
2021 -0.46% -0.07%
2020 -0.29% 0.05%
2019 -0.14% 0.08%
2018 -0.13% 0.18%
2017 -0.08% 0.27%
2016 -0.05% 0.33%
2015 -0.11% 0.35%
2014 -0.13% 0.33%
2013 -0.14% 0.3%
2012 -0.16% 0.26%
2011 -0.19% 0.25%
2010 0.02% 0.26%
2009 -0.01% 0.24%
2008 0.05% 0.21%
2007 0.11% 0.17%
2006 0.06% 0.11%
2005 0.009% 0.08%
2004 0.03% 0.06%
2003 0.21% 0.07%
2002 0.23% 0.14%
2001 0.24% 0.25%
2000 0.17% 0.37%
1999 0.18% 0.45%
1998 0.27% 0.49%
1997 0.24% 0.53%
1996 0.23% 0.53%
1995 0.23% 0.52%
1994 0.28% 0.52%
1993 0.32% 0.53%
1992 0.37% 0.56%
1991 0.39% 0.58%
1990 0.33% 0.59%
1989 0.4% 0.6%
1988 0.42% 0.59%
1987 0.48% 0.56%
1986 0.53% 0.52%
1985 0.63% 0.48%
1984 0.65% 0.46%
1983 0.7% 0.45%
1982 0.7% 0.41%
1981 0.73% 0.38%
1980 0.79% 0.41%
1979 0.85% 0.48%
1978 0.91% 0.56%
1977 0.97% 0.62%
1976 1.08% 0.66%
1975 1.28% 0.64%
1974 1.34% 0.59%
1973 1.42% 0.55%
1972 1.41% 0.54%
1971 2.22% 0.56%
1970 1.16% 0.61%
1969 1.2% 0.7%
1968 1.13% 0.82%
1967 1.04% 0.91%
1966 0.92% 0.99%
1965 1.08% 1.05%
1964 1.05% 1.12%
1963 1.02% 1.17%
1962 0.93% 1.22%
1961 0.9% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Japan Uruguay
Current population
122704252
3382672
Population rank 12/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.04%
One net population change
52 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
44.6 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
19.1 seconds
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 -5
Annual growth/decline -608,637 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 161/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +140,579 -1,338
Net migration rank 10/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -1,338
2024 -942,213 153,357 -443 -1,348
2023 -871,617 175,003 298 -1,501
2022 -825,825 175,003 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -640,976 -34,996 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -542,923 42,001 4,048 -1,482
2019 -531,858 318,190 3,873 -2,899
2018 -456,520 320,601 7,322 -2,963
2017 -406,310 322,564 10,907 -3,091
2016 -343,106 314,732 14,008 -3,506
2015 -292,424 168,896 16,194 -4,157
2014 -267,279 58,109 16,238 -4,919
2013 -242,146 66,449 16,318 -5,647
2012 -229,733 67,904 15,520 -6,317
2011 -204,533 97,720 14,934 -6,982
2010 -128,070 131,860 16,231 -7,696
2009 -76,828 125,450 16,947 -8,510
2008 -51,225 142,605 16,838 -9,458
2007 -25,600 138,024 17,422 -10,750
2006 12,785 130,065 17,783 -13,161
2005 -25,554 113,017 18,926 -16,086
2004 76,656 69,014 18,067 -15,668
2003 114,946 74,875 18,628 -17,105
2002 178,423 60,864 20,073 -16,957
2001 203,438 59,563 20,729 -14,620
2000 228,317 23,468 21,060 -11,076
1999 202,610 56,901 21,844 -7,441
1998 265,440 45,912 22,114 -7,048
1997 277,325 43,366 23,737 -6,938
1996 314,392 25,030 24,635 -7,397
1995 276,039 87,714 24,872 -8,339
1994 363,017 154,214 24,637 -7,955
1993 312,073 168,836 24,212 -7,922
1992 360,833 170,878 24,847 -7,850
1991 396,685 161,331 25,422 -7,714
1990 407,478 124,582 25,699 -7,499
1989 467,662 31,202 25,322 -7,229
1988 527,085 51,154 25,071 -6,582
1987 598,138 28,001 24,469 -6,833
1986 631,706 27,987 24,505 -8,046
1985 676,687 -141,323 23,988 -8,832
1984 756,523 -273,686 23,684 -9,730
1983 775,495 -269,755 24,146 -10,671
1982 805,664 -288,550 25,224 -12,131
1981 811,861 -278,525 24,968 -13,577
1980 864,372 -92,314 25,451 -14,252
1979 950,298 -57,692 27,456 -14,552
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 30,076 -14,611
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 31,321 -14,280
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 33,199 -14,096
1975 1,204,989 107 33,393 -14,350
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 32,221 -14,512
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 30,213 -14,312
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 28,896 -13,817
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 28,584 -13,288
1970 1,230,496 33,731 28,737 -12,727
1969 1,195,962 49,447 28,805 -11,149
1968 1,191,930 43,593 29,103 -8,028
1967 1,258,475 29,632 29,514 -5,938
1966 682,072 68,934 30,293 -4,599
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 30,807 -3,542
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 31,340 -2,623
1963 987,770 -100,742 31,824 -1,707
1962 901,864 -57,075 31,441 -623
1961 893,522 -58,882 30,975 703
1960 894,874 -150,371 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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

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