India vs Japan: Number of people living in the capital city
India
31.97 million people
in 2100
Japan
24.07 million people
in 2100
India rank
4th
Japan rank
6th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 31.97 million people against 24.07 million people in Japan, a difference of 7.90 million people.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 29.66 million people | 33.56 million people | 3.89 million people | Japan |
| 2030s | 31.78 million people | 32.76 million people | 975,500 people | Japan |
| 2040s | 33.23 million people | 31.58 million people | 1.65 million people | India |
| 2050s | 34.05 million people | 30.33 million people | 3.72 million people | India |
| 2060s | 34.37 million people | 28.79 million people | 5.57 million people | India |
| 2070s | 34.24 million people | 27.06 million people | 7.18 million people | India |
| 2080s | 33.65 million people | 25.82 million people | 7.84 million people | India |
| 2090s | 32.75 million people | 24.84 million people | 7.91 million people | India |
| 2100s | 31.97 million people | 24.07 million people | 7.90 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, India or Japan?
- India, at 31.97 million people against 24.07 million people in Japan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between India and Japan?
- 7.90 million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 6th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.