Japan vs Philippines: The global population hockey stick
Japan
124.37 million people
in 2023
Philippines
114.89 million people
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Philippines rank
14th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Japan currently reports 124.37 million people against 114.89 million people in Philippines, a difference of 9.48 million people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 14th of 239 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.00 million people | 99,977 people | 5.90 million people | Japan |
| 1100s | 6.20 million people | 179,959 people | 6.02 million people | Japan |
| 1200s | 6.40 million people | 259,941 people | 6.14 million people | Japan |
| 1300s | 7.30 million people | 339,923 people | 6.96 million people | Japan |
| 1400s | 9.30 million people | 419,905 people | 8.88 million people | Japan |
| 1500s | 12.30 million people | 499,886 people | 11.80 million people | Japan |
| 1600s | 17.00 million people | 799,819 people | 16.20 million people | Japan |
| 1700s | 26.70 million people | 1.25 million people | 25.45 million people | Japan |
| 1710s | 29.00 million people | 1.33 million people | 27.67 million people | Japan |
| 1720s | 29.00 million people | 1.40 million people | 27.60 million people | Japan |
| 1730s | 29.00 million people | 1.48 million people | 27.52 million people | Japan |
| 1740s | 29.00 million people | 1.56 million people | 27.44 million people | Japan |
| 1750s | 29.00 million people | 1.64 million people | 27.36 million people | Japan |
| 1760s | 28.80 million people | 1.71 million people | 27.09 million people | Japan |
| 1770s | 28.60 million people | 1.79 million people | 26.81 million people | Japan |
| 1780s | 28.40 million people | 1.87 million people | 26.53 million people | Japan |
| 1790s | 28.20 million people | 1.94 million people | 26.26 million people | Japan |
| 1800s | 28.65 million people | 2.23 million people | 26.42 million people | Japan |
| 1810s | 30.15 million people | 2.05 million people | 28.10 million people | Japan |
| 1820s | 31.14 million people | 2.36 million people | 28.78 million people | Japan |
| 1830s | 31.48 million people | 2.81 million people | 28.67 million people | Japan |
| 1840s | 31.82 million people | 3.32 million people | 28.49 million people | Japan |
| 1850s | 32.56 million people | 3.87 million people | 28.69 million people | Japan |
| 1860s | 33.81 million people | 4.49 million people | 29.32 million people | Japan |
| 1870s | 35.60 million people | 5.21 million people | 30.40 million people | Japan |
| 1880s | 38.42 million people | 5.78 million people | 32.63 million people | Japan |
| 1890s | 42.08 million people | 6.26 million people | 35.82 million people | Japan |
| 1900s | 46.80 million people | 7.15 million people | 39.64 million people | Japan |
| 1910s | 52.69 million people | 8.47 million people | 44.22 million people | Japan |
| 1920s | 59.97 million people | 10.27 million people | 49.70 million people | Japan |
| 1930s | 68.59 million people | 12.77 million people | 55.82 million people | Japan |
| 1940s | 78.34 million people | 16.15 million people | 62.19 million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 91.55 million people | 22.61 million people | 68.94 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 100.60 million people | 32.19 million people | 68.41 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 112.40 million people | 41.91 million people | 70.49 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 120.67 million people | 54.50 million people | 66.17 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 125.31 million people | 69.99 million people | 55.32 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 127.76 million people | 87.09 million people | 40.67 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 127.45 million people | 104.10 million people | 23.35 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 125.34 million people | 113.51 million people | 11.83 million people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Japan or Philippines?
- Japan, at 124.37 million people against 114.89 million people in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Japan and Philippines?
- 9.48 million people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Japan ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 14th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.