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

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The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,366,734 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 122,704,252 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 3.22 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.93% of the world: 1.48% for Japan vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.28% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (4.03% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Japan vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Japan
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Japan Uzbekistan
2100 76,995,942 74,913,683
2099 77,380,486 74,651,098
2098 77,759,557 74,375,923
2097 78,135,569 74,084,599
2096 78,515,892 73,786,478
2095 78,892,606 73,476,603
2094 79,267,768 73,151,709
2093 79,645,584 72,817,254
2092 80,025,578 72,474,468
2091 80,401,222 72,122,880
2090 80,778,500 71,760,077
2089 81,158,413 71,384,150
2088 81,539,639 71,002,449
2087 81,926,401 70,611,426
2086 82,322,612 70,216,014
2085 82,727,738 69,811,545
2084 83,141,354 69,396,198
2083 83,562,394 68,975,962
2082 83,998,809 68,557,881
2081 84,447,888 68,128,154
2080 84,918,455 67,696,442
2079 85,406,042 67,260,252
2078 85,916,840 66,816,984
2077 86,453,316 66,362,519
2076 87,012,155 65,913,810
2075 87,597,053 65,462,568
2074 88,209,803 65,009,654
2073 88,854,316 64,552,502
2072 89,519,055 64,095,245
2071 90,204,314 63,631,386
2070 90,919,143 63,166,693
2069 91,645,589 62,698,228
2068 92,388,299 62,225,674
2067 93,133,993 61,749,683
2066 93,889,902 61,266,762
2065 94,654,259 60,778,749
2064 95,412,429 60,281,212
2063 96,169,244 59,775,807
2062 96,924,236 59,261,881
2061 97,675,525 58,740,914
2060 98,422,553 58,208,824
2059 99,166,038 57,665,803
2058 99,890,950 57,114,037
2057 100,607,740 56,552,712
2056 101,318,164 55,985,589
2055 102,012,184 55,407,187
2054 102,706,063 54,818,525
2053 103,381,833 54,220,761
2052 104,059,800 53,615,713
2051 104,729,745 53,002,852
2050 105,400,477 52,386,166
2049 106,076,354 51,762,174
2048 106,754,699 51,134,317
2047 107,442,881 50,502,162
2046 108,139,155 49,868,057
2045 108,844,934 49,233,860
2044 109,553,441 48,605,591
2043 110,269,851 47,984,479
2042 110,992,599 47,370,990
2041 111,729,216 46,766,713
2040 112,463,507 46,174,827
2039 113,200,859 45,591,616
2038 113,940,856 45,011,890
2037 114,687,611 44,436,551
2036 115,436,359 43,862,840
2035 116,187,949 43,287,434
2034 116,936,734 42,708,536
2033 117,678,572 42,122,973
2032 118,419,247 41,529,468
2031 119,153,646 40,928,141
2030 119,882,512 40,314,175
2029 120,600,781 39,688,984
2028 121,314,239 39,055,901
2027 122,015,984 38,407,447
2026 122,704,252 37,740,059
2025 123,366,734 37,053,428
2024 123,975,371 36,361,859
2023 124,516,650 35,652,307
2022 125,124,989 34,938,955
2021 125,681,593 34,243,696
2020 126,261,000 33,586,372
2019 126,633,000 32,964,701
2018 126,811,000 32,373,490
2017 126,972,000 31,819,178
2016 127,076,000 31,284,568
2015 127,141,000 30,749,346
2014 127,276,000 30,222,994
2013 127,445,000 29,724,065
2012 127,629,000 29,261,903
2011 127,833,000 28,823,196
2010 128,070,000 28,385,506
2009 128,047,000 27,939,328
2008 128,063,000 27,494,774
2007 128,001,000 27,076,008
2006 127,854,000 26,699,043
2005 127,773,000 26,356,975
2004 127,761,000 26,029,350
2003 127,718,000 25,711,259
2002 127,445,000 25,399,980
2001 127,149,000 25,090,283
2000 126,843,000 24,787,054
1999 126,631,000 24,476,008
1998 126,400,000 24,134,929
1997 126,057,000 23,758,960
1996 125,757,000 23,351,981
1995 125,472,000 22,917,589
1994 125,178,000 22,463,291
1993 124,829,000 21,987,955
1992 124,425,000 21,485,090
1991 123,964,000 20,962,910
1990 123,478,000 20,464,956
1989 123,069,000 19,977,183
1988 122,578,000 19,460,630
1987 122,069,000 18,930,070
1986 121,482,000 18,395,621
1985 120,837,000 17,875,339
1984 120,083,000 17,378,846
1983 119,307,000 16,908,400
1982 118,480,000 16,462,736
1981 117,661,000 16,035,032
1980 116,807,000 15,619,936
1979 115,890,000 15,215,587
1978 114,913,000 14,816,349
1977 113,872,000 14,408,822
1976 112,775,000 13,998,620
1975 111,573,000 13,598,521
1974 110,162,000 13,209,011
1973 108,707,000 12,831,047
1972 107,188,000 12,465,106
1971 105,697,000 12,111,511
1970 103,403,000 11,762,638
1969 102,219,000 11,403,150
1968 101,011,000 11,032,155
1967 99,879,000 10,659,180
1966 98,851,000 10,289,294
1965 97,952,000 9,921,681
1964 96,903,000 9,557,611
1963 95,900,000 9,202,246
1962 94,933,000 8,854,368
1961 94,055,000 8,517,711
1960 93,216,000 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Japan decreased by 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Japan lost 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2006 and is 12th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.9M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Japan Uzbekistan
2100 -0.5% 0.35%
2099 -0.49% 0.37%
2098 -0.48% 0.39%
2097 -0.48% 0.4%
2096 -0.48% 0.42%
2095 -0.47% 0.44%
2094 -0.47% 0.46%
2093 -0.47% 0.47%
2092 -0.47% 0.49%
2091 -0.47% 0.51%
2090 -0.47% 0.53%
2089 -0.47% 0.54%
2088 -0.47% 0.55%
2087 -0.48% 0.56%
2086 -0.49% 0.58%
2085 -0.5% 0.6%
2084 -0.5% 0.61%
2083 -0.52% 0.61%
2082 -0.53% 0.63%
2081 -0.55% 0.64%
2080 -0.57% 0.65%
2079 -0.59% 0.66%
2078 -0.62% 0.68%
2077 -0.64% 0.68%
2076 -0.67% 0.69%
2075 -0.69% 0.7%
2074 -0.73% 0.71%
2073 -0.74% 0.71%
2072 -0.76% 0.73%
2071 -0.79% 0.74%
2070 -0.79% 0.75%
2069 -0.8% 0.76%
2068 -0.8% 0.77%
2067 -0.81% 0.79%
2066 -0.81% 0.8%
2065 -0.79% 0.83%
2064 -0.79% 0.85%
2063 -0.78% 0.87%
2062 -0.77% 0.89%
2061 -0.76% 0.91%
2060 -0.75% 0.94%
2059 -0.73% 0.97%
2058 -0.71% 0.99%
2057 -0.7% 1.01%
2056 -0.68% 1.04%
2055 -0.68% 1.07%
2054 -0.65% 1.1%
2053 -0.65% 1.13%
2052 -0.64% 1.16%
2051 -0.64% 1.18%
2050 -0.64% 1.21%
2049 -0.64% 1.23%
2048 -0.64% 1.25%
2047 -0.64% 1.27%
2046 -0.65% 1.29%
2045 -0.65% 1.29%
2044 -0.65% 1.29%
2043 -0.65% 1.3%
2042 -0.66% 1.29%
2041 -0.65% 1.28%
2040 -0.65% 1.28%
2039 -0.65% 1.29%
2038 -0.65% 1.29%
2037 -0.65% 1.31%
2036 -0.65% 1.33%
2035 -0.64% 1.36%
2034 -0.63% 1.39%
2033 -0.63% 1.43%
2032 -0.62% 1.47%
2031 -0.61% 1.52%
2030 -0.6% 1.58%
2029 -0.59% 1.62%
2028 -0.58% 1.69%
2027 -0.56% 1.77%
2026 -0.54% 1.85%
2025 -0.49% 1.9%
2024 -0.43% 1.99%
2023 -0.49% 2.04%
2022 -0.44% 2.03%
2021 -0.46% 1.96%
2020 -0.29% 1.89%
2019 -0.14% 1.83%
2018 -0.13% 1.74%
2017 -0.08% 1.71%
2016 -0.05% 1.74%
2015 -0.11% 1.74%
2014 -0.13% 1.68%
2013 -0.14% 1.58%
2012 -0.16% 1.52%
2011 -0.19% 1.54%
2010 0.02% 1.6%
2009 -0.01% 1.62%
2008 0.05% 1.55%
2007 0.11% 1.41%
2006 0.06% 1.3%
2005 0.009% 1.26%
2004 0.03% 1.24%
2003 0.21% 1.23%
2002 0.23% 1.23%
2001 0.24% 1.22%
2000 0.17% 1.27%
1999 0.18% 1.41%
1998 0.27% 1.58%
1997 0.24% 1.74%
1996 0.23% 1.9%
1995 0.23% 2.02%
1994 0.28% 2.16%
1993 0.32% 2.34%
1992 0.37% 2.49%
1991 0.39% 2.43%
1990 0.33% 2.44%
1989 0.4% 2.65%
1988 0.42% 2.8%
1987 0.48% 2.91%
1986 0.53% 2.91%
1985 0.63% 2.86%
1984 0.65% 2.78%
1983 0.7% 2.71%
1982 0.7% 2.67%
1981 0.73% 2.66%
1980 0.79% 2.66%
1979 0.85% 2.69%
1978 0.91% 2.83%
1977 0.97% 2.93%
1976 1.08% 2.94%
1975 1.28% 2.95%
1974 1.34% 2.95%
1973 1.42% 2.94%
1972 1.41% 2.92%
1971 2.22% 2.97%
1970 1.16% 3.15%
1969 1.2% 3.36%
1968 1.13% 3.5%
1967 1.04% 3.59%
1966 0.92% 3.71%
1965 1.08% 3.81%
1964 1.05% 3.86%
1963 1.02% 3.93%
1962 0.93% 3.95%
1961 0.9% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Japan declined by 0.49%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Japan Uzbekistan
Current population
122704252
38082870
Population rank 12/197 42/197
Percent of world population 1.48% 0.46%
One net population change
52 seconds
45.7 seconds
One birth every
44.6 seconds
33.9 seconds
One death every
19.1 seconds
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1,667 +1,895
Annual growth/decline -608,637 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate -0.49% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 183/197 54/197
One migration net change every
3.75 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +140,579 -6,987
Net migration rank 10/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 3,409,529 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 19/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.8% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 120/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Japan
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Japan Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 140,579 - -6,987
2024 -942,213 153,357 709,893 -7,066
2023 -871,617 175,003 722,280 -6,004
2022 -825,825 175,003 715,410 -5,007
2021 -640,976 -34,996 689,325 -9,205
2020 -542,923 42,001 643,750 -9,208
2019 -531,858 318,190 618,154 -9,341
2018 -456,520 320,601 585,119 -11,516
2017 -406,310 322,564 548,372 -13,352
2016 -343,106 314,732 549,045 -14,839
2015 -292,424 168,896 552,781 -16,545
2014 -267,279 58,109 536,881 -20,381
2013 -242,146 66,449 501,742 -20,380
2012 -229,733 67,904 463,333 -20,381
2011 -204,533 97,720 454,858 -20,380
2010 -128,070 131,860 461,293 -20,380
2009 -76,828 125,450 471,839 -20,378
2008 -51,225 142,605 461,665 -24,028
2007 -25,600 138,024 426,880 -27,013
2006 12,785 130,065 383,265 -29,197
2005 -25,554 113,017 363,462 -33,386
2004 76,656 69,014 363,994 -38,834
2003 114,946 74,875 355,098 -44,092
2002 178,423 60,864 359,231 -47,679
2001 203,438 59,563 356,483 -48,642
2000 228,317 23,468 365,138 -66,547
1999 202,610 56,901 385,448 -61,955
1998 265,440 45,912 408,532 -49,862
1997 277,325 43,366 441,631 -48,360
1996 314,392 25,030 471,010 -50,314
1995 276,039 87,714 493,966 -45,876
1994 363,017 154,214 502,279 -41,788
1993 312,073 168,836 527,557 -37,377
1992 360,833 170,878 548,793 -33,259
1991 396,685 161,331 557,886 -29,064
1990 407,478 124,582 540,581 -73,478
1989 467,662 31,202 522,323 -13,888
1988 527,085 51,154 525,126 -473
1987 598,138 28,001 537,292 -824
1986 631,706 27,987 533,234 -802
1985 676,687 -141,323 508,893 -773
1984 756,523 -273,686 485,617 -752
1983 775,495 -269,755 454,464 1,568
1982 805,664 -288,550 431,389 3,897
1981 811,861 -278,525 413,897 6,223
1980 864,372 -92,314 401,557 8,540
1979 950,298 -57,692 387,754 10,864
1978 1,011,234 -47,996 372,068 27,783
1977 1,070,397 -49,082 369,572 45,622
1976 1,127,750 -34,976 363,110 42,094
1975 1,204,989 107 357,382 37,611
1974 1,332,960 -10,145 350,422 33,600
1973 1,391,449 -34,674 341,807 30,094
1972 1,372,006 -73,980 333,230 26,748
1971 1,331,782 -107,778 323,171 24,030
1970 1,230,496 33,731 313,216 37,324
1969 1,195,962 49,447 302,833 65,596
1968 1,191,930 43,593 295,651 77,914
1967 1,258,475 29,632 298,350 74,030
1966 682,072 68,934 297,844 69,537
1965 1,126,448 -50,667 302,264 65,579
1964 1,046,553 -100,696 298,790 61,512
1963 987,770 -100,742 293,432 57,002
1962 901,864 -57,075 292,788 52,532
1961 893,522 -58,882 279,841 48,168
1960 894,874 -150,371 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 3,409,529 residents or 2.8% of the population were not native-born in Japan, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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