Japan vs Russian Federation: The global population hockey stick
Japan
124.37 million people
in 2023
Russian Federation
145.44 million people
in 2023
Japan rank
13th
Russian Federation rank
10th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Japan
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 145.44 million people against 124.37 million people in Japan, a difference of 21.07 million people.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 13th and Russian Federation ranks 10th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 15 and Russian Federation in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.00 million people | 2.52 million people | 3.48 million people | Japan |
| 1100s | 6.20 million people | 3.78 million people | 2.42 million people | Japan |
| 1200s | 6.40 million people | 5.67 million people | 730,000 people | Japan |
| 1300s | 7.30 million people | 5.87 million people | 1.43 million people | Japan |
| 1400s | 9.30 million people | 5.87 million people | 3.43 million people | Japan |
| 1500s | 12.30 million people | 7.56 million people | 4.74 million people | Japan |
| 1600s | 17.00 million people | 9.45 million people | 7.55 million people | Japan |
| 1700s | 26.70 million people | 10.71 million people | 15.99 million people | Japan |
| 1710s | 29.00 million people | 13.04 million people | 15.96 million people | Japan |
| 1720s | 29.00 million people | 15.36 million people | 13.64 million people | Japan |
| 1730s | 29.00 million people | 17.69 million people | 11.31 million people | Japan |
| 1740s | 29.00 million people | 20.02 million people | 8.98 million people | Japan |
| 1750s | 29.00 million people | 22.35 million people | 6.65 million people | Japan |
| 1760s | 28.80 million people | 24.67 million people | 4.13 million people | Japan |
| 1770s | 28.60 million people | 27.00 million people | 1.60 million people | Japan |
| 1780s | 28.40 million people | 29.33 million people | 929,000 people | Russian Federation |
| 1790s | 28.20 million people | 31.66 million people | 3.46 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1800s | 28.65 million people | 31.30 million people | 2.64 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1810s | 30.15 million people | 31.53 million people | 1.38 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1820s | 31.14 million people | 32.97 million people | 1.84 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1830s | 31.48 million people | 35.83 million people | 4.35 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1840s | 31.82 million people | 39.27 million people | 7.46 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1850s | 32.56 million people | 43.03 million people | 10.47 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1860s | 33.81 million people | 47.10 million people | 13.29 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1870s | 35.60 million people | 51.51 million people | 15.91 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1880s | 38.42 million people | 56.38 million people | 17.96 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1890s | 42.08 million people | 61.72 million people | 19.64 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1900s | 46.80 million people | 67.56 million people | 20.77 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1910s | 52.69 million people | 73.93 million people | 21.24 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1920s | 59.97 million people | 81.02 million people | 21.04 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1930s | 68.59 million people | 88.82 million people | 20.23 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1940s | 78.34 million people | 97.37 million people | 19.03 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 91.55 million people | 110.56 million people | 19.01 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 100.60 million people | 125.61 million people | 25.00 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 112.40 million people | 133.89 million people | 21.48 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 120.67 million people | 143.21 million people | 22.54 million people | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 125.31 million people | 148.28 million people | 22.97 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 127.76 million people | 145.00 million people | 17.24 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 127.45 million people | 145.20 million people | 17.75 million people | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 125.34 million people | 145.81 million people | 20.47 million people | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Japan or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 145.44 million people against 124.37 million people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Japan and Russian Federation?
- 21.07 million people, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russian Federation?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Russian Federation rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Japan ranks 13th and Russian Federation ranks 10th 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.