Egypt vs Japan: Has the population peaked?
Egypt
114.54 million people
in 2023
Japan
124.37 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Japan rank
12th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Egypt
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 124.37 million people against 114.54 million people in Egypt, a difference of 9.84 million people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.57 million people | 91.55 million people | 67.98 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 30.28 million people | 100.60 million people | 70.32 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 38.54 million people | 112.40 million people | 73.86 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 50.11 million people | 120.67 million people | 70.57 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 64.97 million people | 125.31 million people | 60.34 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 80.27 million people | 127.76 million people | 47.49 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 98.45 million people | 127.45 million people | 29.00 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 111.86 million people | 125.34 million people | 13.48 million people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Egypt or Japan?
- Japan, at 124.37 million people against 114.54 million people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Egypt and Japan?
- 9.84 million people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Egypt ranks 14th and Japan ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.