The latest officially reported population of Japan was 123,975,371 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Japan's population is 123,324,642 people compared to 28,610,737 in Venezuela.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 4.31 times bigger than Venezuela's.
- Japan is ranked the 12th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
- The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 1.49% for Japan vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
- For the last 10 years, Japan has had an average growth rate of -0.25% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
- Since 2005, the population of Japan has decreased from 128M people to 123M (3.48% decline), while Venezuela has grown from 26.8M to 28.6M (6.81% growth).
- Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.2M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Japan vs Venezuela: live population counter
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| Current population |
123324642
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28610737
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| Population rank | 12/197 | 54/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.49% | 0.35% |
| One net population change |
58.3 seconds
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5.02 minutes
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| One birth every |
42.2 seconds
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1.23 minutes
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| One death every |
19.5 seconds
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2.46 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 minutes
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4.99 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +153,357 | -105,297 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1,483 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | -541,279 | +104,689 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.43% | +0.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 182/197 | 142/197 |
Japan and Venezuela: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 93,216,000 | 8,160,090 | - | - |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | 8,455,915 | 0.9% | 3.63% |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | 8,756,870 | 0.93% | 3.56% |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | 9,064,021 | 1.02% | 3.51% |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | 9,377,712 | 1.05% | 3.46% |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | 9,697,790 | 1.08% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | 10,024,854 | 0.92% | 3.37% |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | 10,358,513 | 1.04% | 3.33% |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | 10,697,530 | 1.13% | 3.27% |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | 11,040,280 | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | 11,387,790 | 1.16% | 3.15% |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | 11,741,008 | 2.22% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | 12,099,180 | 1.41% | 3.05% |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | 12,463,537 | 1.42% | 3.01% |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | 12,835,351 | 1.34% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | 13,215,892 | 1.28% | 2.96% |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | 13,606,284 | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | 14,006,812 | 0.97% | 2.94% |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | 14,416,684 | 0.91% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | 14,834,552 | 0.85% | 2.9% |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | 15,258,218 | 0.79% | 2.86% |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | 15,687,297 | 0.73% | 2.81% |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | 16,121,874 | 0.7% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | 16,562,205 | 0.7% | 2.73% |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | 17,008,841 | 0.65% | 2.7% |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | 17,461,434 | 0.63% | 2.66% |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | 17,923,536 | 0.53% | 2.65% |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | 18,394,963 | 0.48% | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | 18,871,020 | 0.42% | 2.59% |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | 19,348,921 | 0.4% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | 19,827,010 | 0.33% | 2.47% |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | 20,304,896 | 0.39% | 2.41% |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | 20,780,948 | 0.37% | 2.34% |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | 21,254,520 | 0.32% | 2.28% |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | 21,725,188 | 0.28% | 2.21% |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | 22,193,821 | 0.23% | 2.16% |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | 22,662,113 | 0.23% | 2.11% |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | 23,131,685 | 0.24% | 2.07% |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | 23,601,337 | 0.27% | 2.03% |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | 24,066,593 | 0.18% | 1.97% |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | 24,526,708 | 0.17% | 1.91% |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | 24,979,922 | 0.24% | 1.85% |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | 25,435,671 | 0.23% | 1.82% |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | 25,892,703 | 0.21% | 1.8% |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | 26,340,838 | 0.03% | 1.73% |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | 26,785,804 | 0.009% | 1.69% |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | 27,224,686 | 0.06% | 1.64% |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | 27,649,363 | 0.11% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | 28,053,696 | 0.05% | 1.46% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | 28,438,298 | -0.01% | 1.37% |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | 28,813,101 | 0.02% | 1.32% |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | 29,185,212 | -0.19% | 1.29% |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | 29,553,826 | -0.16% | 1.26% |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | 29,912,198 | -0.14% | 1.21% |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | 30,254,079 | -0.13% | 1.14% |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | 30,573,972 | -0.11% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | 30,765,720 | -0.05% | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | 30,565,323 | -0.08% | -0.65% |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | 29,807,592 | -0.13% | -2.48% |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | 28,938,098 | -0.14% | -2.92% |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | 28,444,077 | -0.29% | -1.71% |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | 28,237,826 | -0.46% | -0.73% |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | 28,213,017 | -0.44% | -0.09% |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | 28,300,854 | -0.49% | 0.31% |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | 28,405,543 | -0.43% | 0.37% |
| 2025 | 123,324,642 | 28,516,898 | -0.52% | 0.39% |
| 2026 | 122,647,678 | 28,633,718 | -0.55% | 0.41% |
| 2027 | 121,951,038 | 28,758,565 | -0.57% | 0.44% |
| 2028 | 121,241,776 | 28,885,166 | -0.58% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 120,524,230 | 29,014,444 | -0.59% | 0.45% |
| 2030 | 119,798,959 | 29,151,809 | -0.6% | 0.47% |
| 2031 | 119,065,610 | 29,295,744 | -0.61% | 0.49% |
| 2032 | 118,326,333 | 29,442,534 | -0.62% | 0.5% |
| 2033 | 117,583,337 | 29,587,099 | -0.63% | 0.49% |
| 2034 | 116,836,274 | 29,735,159 | -0.64% | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 116,084,328 | 29,883,329 | -0.64% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 115,332,395 | 30,020,167 | -0.65% | 0.46% |
| 2037 | 114,582,890 | 30,146,546 | -0.65% | 0.42% |
| 2038 | 113,837,760 | 30,268,328 | -0.65% | 0.4% |
| 2039 | 113,097,352 | 30,386,284 | -0.65% | 0.39% |
| 2040 | 112,359,802 | 30,495,445 | -0.65% | 0.36% |
| 2041 | 111,622,622 | 30,590,207 | -0.66% | 0.31% |
| 2042 | 110,891,223 | 30,674,532 | -0.66% | 0.28% |
| 2043 | 110,169,955 | 30,749,671 | -0.65% | 0.24% |
| 2044 | 109,455,823 | 30,813,805 | -0.65% | 0.21% |
| 2045 | 108,747,012 | 30,871,490 | -0.65% | 0.19% |
| 2046 | 108,044,346 | 30,923,463 | -0.65% | 0.17% |
| 2047 | 107,350,486 | 30,974,366 | -0.64% | 0.16% |
| 2048 | 106,665,616 | 31,021,600 | -0.64% | 0.15% |
| 2049 | 105,986,908 | 31,059,954 | -0.64% | 0.12% |
| 2050 | 105,312,022 | 31,094,884 | -0.64% | 0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Japan decreased by 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline), while Venezuela gained 3,788,168 people (a 14.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Japan lost -3,816,358 (a 3% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by -1,963,235 (a 6.42% decline).
Japan was ranked 10th most populous country in 2005 and is 12th in 2025. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2005 and ranked 54th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Japan's population will shrink by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people with a rank change from 12th to 17th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.68% to 31,094,884 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Caracas | 2.25M |
| Maracaibo | 1.55M |
| Valencia | 1.48M |
| Maracay | 1.1M |
| Barquisimeto | 1.06M |
| Barinas | 874K |
| Maturin | 753K |
| Ciudad Guayana | 751K |
| Catia La Mar | 662K |
| Ciudad Bolivar | 568K |
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Population differences between Japan and Venezuela
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| Life expectancy | 85 years | 72.8 years |
| Average age | 48.3 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 30.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 881 ppl/mi² | 83.4 ppl/mi² |
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