Japan vs China: Population
Difference and history — not a contest scoreboard.
🇯🇵 Japan
123.5M
Rank #5
🇨🇳 China
1410.0M
Rank #2
Difference (A − B)
-1286.5M
% difference vs B
-91.2%
Historical chart
Key context
- Japan period change: -0.2% · China: -0.4%
- Latest observation: 2025 / 2025 · status preliminary / preliminary
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