Brazil vs Japan: Population projections

Brazil
227.52 million Persons
in 2061
Japan
87.00 million Persons
in 2070
Brazil rank
6th
Japan rank
9th

Population projections over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M202420472070

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 227.52 million Persons against 87.00 million Persons in Japan, a difference of 140.53 million Persons.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.6 times Japan's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 43 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
2020s 220.85 million Persons 122.33 million Persons 98.52 million Persons Brazil
2030s 228.56 million Persons 116.95 million Persons 111.61 million Persons Brazil
2040s 232.85 million Persons 109.20 million Persons 123.66 million Persons Brazil
2050s 231.30 million Persons 100.90 million Persons 130.39 million Persons Brazil
2060s 227.90 million Persons 95.70 million Persons 132.21 million Persons Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Brazil or Japan?
Brazil, at 227.52 million Persons against 87.00 million Persons in Japan as of 2061.
What is the difference in population projections between Brazil and Japan?
140.53 million Persons, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
38 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2061.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for population projections?
Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.