Japan vs Mali: Population

Japan
76.85 million people
in 2100
Mali
79.35 million people
in 2100
Japan rank
32nd
Mali rank
31st

Population over time

  • Japan
  • Mali
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M120.0M202420622100

How they compare

Mali currently reports 79.35 million people against 76.85 million people in Japan, a difference of 2.51 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 32nd and Mali ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mali Difference Ahead
2020s 122.06 million people 26.32 million people 95.73 million people Japan
2030s 116.25 million people 32.73 million people 83.52 million people Japan
2040s 108.93 million people 41.34 million people 67.59 million people Japan
2050s 102.03 million people 50.06 million people 51.97 million people Japan
2060s 94.71 million people 58.51 million people 36.20 million people Japan
2070s 87.76 million people 66.22 million people 21.54 million people Japan
2080s 82.81 million people 72.63 million people 10.18 million people Japan
2090s 78.93 million people 77.39 million people 1.54 million people Japan
2100s 76.85 million people 79.35 million people 2.51 million people Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Japan or Mali?
Mali, at 79.35 million people against 76.85 million people in Japan as of 2100.
What is the difference in population between Japan and Mali?
2.51 million people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mali?
77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Japan and Mali rank globally for population?
Japan ranks 32nd and Mali ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.