Japan vs Mexico: Population, total
Japan
123.37 million
in 2025
Mexico
131.95 million
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Mexico rank
11th
Population, total over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 131.95 million against 123.37 million in Japan, a difference of 8.58 million.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Globally, Japan ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 11th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.