Japan vs Russia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Japan

36.65 million people

in 2023

Russia

24.14 million people

in 2023

Japan rank

4th

Russia rank

5th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

Japan currently reports 36.65 million people against 24.14 million people in Russia, a difference of 12.51 million people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Japan ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.