Japan vs Russian Federation: Population projections

Japan
87.00 million Persons
in 2070
Russian Federation
131.06 million Persons
in 2070
Japan rank
9th
Russian Federation rank
8th

Population projections over time

  • Japan
  • Russian Federation
050.0M100.0M150.0M202420472070

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 131.06 million Persons against 87.00 million Persons in Japan, a difference of 44.07 million Persons.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 43 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russian Federation Difference Ahead
2020s 122.33 million Persons 144.67 million Persons 22.34 million Persons Russian Federation
2030s 116.95 million Persons 141.39 million Persons 24.45 million Persons Russian Federation
2040s 109.20 million Persons 138.96 million Persons 29.76 million Persons Russian Federation
2050s 100.90 million Persons 136.82 million Persons 35.91 million Persons Russian Federation
2060s 92.04 million Persons 133.27 million Persons 41.23 million Persons Russian Federation
2070s 87.00 million Persons 131.06 million Persons 44.07 million Persons Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Japan or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 131.06 million Persons against 87.00 million Persons in Japan as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Japan and Russian Federation?
44.07 million Persons, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for population projections?
Japan ranks 9th and Russian Federation ranks 8th 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.