Germany vs Japan: Population projections
Population projections over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.00 million Persons against 84.24 million Persons in Germany, a difference of 2.76 million Persons.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 11th and Japan ranks 9th of 43 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 85.28 million Persons | 122.33 million Persons | 37.06 million Persons | Japan |
| 2030s | 85.22 million Persons | 116.95 million Persons | 31.72 million Persons | Japan |
| 2040s | 85.02 million Persons | 109.20 million Persons | 24.17 million Persons | Japan |
| 2050s | 84.57 million Persons | 100.90 million Persons | 16.33 million Persons | Japan |
| 2060s | 84.25 million Persons | 92.04 million Persons | 7.79 million Persons | Japan |
| 2070s | 84.24 million Persons | 87.00 million Persons | 2.76 million Persons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population projections, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 87.00 million Persons against 84.24 million Persons in Germany as of 2070.
- What is the difference in population projections between Germany and Japan?
- 2.76 million Persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for population projections?
- Germany ranks 11th 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
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.