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Japan vs Russia: Population

Japan
124.37 million people
in 2023
Russia
145.44 million people
in 2023
Japan rank
12th
Russia rank
9th

Population over time

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How they compare

Russia currently reports 145.44 million people against 124.37 million people in Japan, a difference of 21.07 million people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and Russia ranks 9th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 15 and Russia in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russia Difference Ahead
1000s 6.00 million people 2.52 million people 3.48 million people Japan
1100s 6.20 million people 3.78 million people 2.42 million people Japan
1200s 6.40 million people 5.67 million people 730,000 people Japan
1300s 7.30 million people 5.87 million people 1.43 million people Japan
1400s 9.30 million people 5.87 million people 3.43 million people Japan
1500s 12.30 million people 7.56 million people 4.74 million people Japan
1600s 17.00 million people 9.45 million people 7.55 million people Japan
1700s 26.70 million people 10.71 million people 15.99 million people Japan
1710s 29.00 million people 13.04 million people 15.96 million people Japan
1720s 29.00 million people 15.36 million people 13.64 million people Japan
1730s 29.00 million people 17.69 million people 11.31 million people Japan
1740s 29.00 million people 20.02 million people 8.98 million people Japan
1750s 29.00 million people 22.35 million people 6.65 million people Japan
1760s 28.80 million people 24.67 million people 4.13 million people Japan
1770s 28.60 million people 27.00 million people 1.60 million people Japan
1780s 28.40 million people 29.33 million people 929,000 people Russia
1790s 28.20 million people 31.66 million people 3.46 million people Russia
1800s 28.65 million people 31.30 million people 2.64 million people Russia
1810s 30.15 million people 31.53 million people 1.38 million people Russia
1820s 31.14 million people 32.97 million people 1.84 million people Russia
1830s 31.48 million people 35.83 million people 4.35 million people Russia
1840s 31.82 million people 39.27 million people 7.46 million people Russia
1850s 32.56 million people 43.03 million people 10.47 million people Russia
1860s 33.81 million people 47.10 million people 13.29 million people Russia
1870s 35.60 million people 51.51 million people 15.91 million people Russia
1880s 38.42 million people 56.38 million people 17.96 million people Russia
1890s 42.08 million people 61.72 million people 19.64 million people Russia
1900s 46.80 million people 67.56 million people 20.77 million people Russia
1910s 52.69 million people 73.93 million people 21.24 million people Russia
1920s 59.97 million people 81.02 million people 21.04 million people Russia
1930s 68.59 million people 88.82 million people 20.23 million people Russia
1940s 78.34 million people 97.37 million people 19.03 million people Russia
1950s 91.55 million people 110.56 million people 19.01 million people Russia
1960s 100.60 million people 125.61 million people 25.00 million people Russia
1970s 112.40 million people 133.89 million people 21.48 million people Russia
1980s 120.67 million people 143.21 million people 22.54 million people Russia
1990s 125.31 million people 148.28 million people 22.97 million people Russia
2000s 127.76 million people 145.00 million people 17.24 million people Russia
2010s 127.45 million people 145.20 million people 17.75 million people Russia
2020s 125.34 million people 145.81 million people 20.47 million people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Japan or Russia?
Russia, at 145.44 million people against 124.37 million people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Japan and Russia?
21.07 million people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Japan and Russia rank globally for population?
Japan ranks 12th and Russia ranks 9th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); 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
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

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