Japan vs Mexico: Population projections

Japan
87.00 million Persons
in 2070
Mexico
141.44 million Persons
in 2070
Japan rank
9th
Mexico rank
7th

Population projections over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
050.0M100.0M150.0M202420472070

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 141.44 million Persons against 87.00 million Persons in Japan, a difference of 54.44 million Persons.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 7th of 43 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
2020s 122.33 million Persons 134.83 million Persons 12.49 million Persons Mexico
2030s 116.95 million Persons 141.20 million Persons 24.26 million Persons Mexico
2040s 109.20 million Persons 145.91 million Persons 36.71 million Persons Mexico
2050s 100.90 million Persons 146.76 million Persons 45.86 million Persons Mexico
2060s 92.04 million Persons 144.07 million Persons 52.03 million Persons Mexico
2070s 87.00 million Persons 141.44 million Persons 54.44 million Persons Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Japan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 141.44 million Persons against 87.00 million Persons in Japan as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Japan and Mexico?
54.44 million Persons, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for population projections?
Japan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 7th 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.