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Japan vs Madagascar: Population by world region

Japan
76.85 million people
in 2100
Madagascar
85.34 million people
in 2100
Japan rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
29th

Population by world region over time

  • Japan
  • Madagascar
050.0M100.0M150.0M100015502100

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 85.34 million people against 76.85 million people in Japan, a difference of 8.50 million people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 29th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 46 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1000s 6.00 million people 200,000 people 5.80 million people Japan
1100s 6.20 million people 283,333 people 5.92 million people Japan
1200s 6.40 million people 366,666 people 6.03 million people Japan
1300s 7.30 million people 450,000 people 6.85 million people Japan
1400s 9.30 million people 533,333 people 8.77 million people Japan
1500s 12.30 million people 700,000 people 11.60 million people Japan
1600s 17.00 million people 850,000 people 16.15 million people Japan
1700s 26.70 million people 1.00 million people 25.70 million people Japan
1710s 29.00 million people 1.02 million people 27.98 million people Japan
1720s 29.00 million people 1.03 million people 27.97 million people Japan
1730s 29.00 million people 1.05 million people 27.95 million people Japan
1740s 29.00 million people 1.07 million people 27.93 million people Japan
1750s 29.00 million people 1.08 million people 27.92 million people Japan
1760s 28.80 million people 1.10 million people 27.70 million people Japan
1770s 28.60 million people 1.12 million people 27.48 million people Japan
1780s 28.40 million people 1.14 million people 27.26 million people Japan
1790s 28.20 million people 1.17 million people 27.03 million people Japan
1800s 28.65 million people 1.54 million people 27.11 million people Japan
1810s 30.15 million people 1.63 million people 28.51 million people Japan
1820s 31.14 million people 1.80 million people 29.34 million people Japan
1830s 31.48 million people 2.09 million people 29.39 million people Japan
1840s 31.82 million people 2.43 million people 29.39 million people Japan
1850s 32.56 million people 2.65 million people 29.91 million people Japan
1860s 33.81 million people 2.71 million people 31.10 million people Japan
1870s 35.60 million people 2.77 million people 32.83 million people Japan
1880s 38.42 million people 2.85 million people 35.56 million people Japan
1890s 42.08 million people 2.79 million people 39.29 million people Japan
1900s 46.80 million people 2.61 million people 44.18 million people Japan
1910s 52.69 million people 2.51 million people 50.18 million people Japan
1920s 59.97 million people 2.65 million people 57.33 million people Japan
1930s 68.59 million people 3.06 million people 65.53 million people Japan
1940s 78.34 million people 3.58 million people 74.76 million people Japan
1950s 91.55 million people 4.45 million people 87.10 million people Japan
1960s 100.60 million people 5.77 million people 94.84 million people Japan
1970s 112.40 million people 7.66 million people 104.75 million people Japan
1980s 120.67 million people 10.31 million people 110.36 million people Japan
1990s 125.31 million people 13.91 million people 111.39 million people Japan
2000s 127.76 million people 18.95 million people 108.81 million people Japan
2010s 127.45 million people 25.14 million people 102.32 million people Japan
2020s 123.37 million people 32.38 million people 90.99 million people Japan
2030s 116.25 million people 40.34 million people 75.91 million people Japan
2040s 108.93 million people 48.60 million people 60.34 million people Japan
2050s 102.03 million people 56.89 million people 45.14 million people Japan
2060s 94.71 million people 64.83 million people 29.88 million people Japan
2070s 87.76 million people 71.98 million people 15.77 million people Japan
2080s 82.81 million people 78.07 million people 4.75 million people Japan
2090s 78.93 million people 83.05 million people 4.12 million people Madagascar
2100s 76.85 million people 85.34 million people 8.50 million people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Japan or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 85.34 million people against 76.85 million people in Japan as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Japan and Madagascar?
8.50 million people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Madagascar?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Japan and Madagascar rank globally for population by world region?
Japan ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 29th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.