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
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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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.