Japan Population (LIVE)

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Japan Population (1950 - 2024)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Population of Japan (2024 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Japan Global Rank
2024	122,631,432	-0.54 %	-663,081	99,994	49.5	1.33	336	93.8 %	114,979,260	1.51 %	8,118,835,999	12
2023	123,294,513	-0.53 %	-657,179	99,994	49.1	1.32	338	93.5 %	115,292,289	1.53 %	8,045,311,447	12
2022	123,951,692	-0.53 %	-660,838	99,994	48.7	1.31	340	93.2 %	115,583,843	1.55 %	7,975,105,156	11
2020	125,244,761	-0.43 %	-546,916	87,584	48.0	1.29	344	92.7 %	116,099,672	1.60 %	7,840,952,880	11
2015	127,250,933	-0.13 %	-170,900	150,215	45.9	1.44	349	91.9 %	116,944,428	1.71 %	7,426,597,537	10
2010	128,105,431	0.05 %	61,412	148,460	44.2	1.39	351	91.1 %	116,741,034	1.83 %	6,985,603,105	10
2005	127,798,373	0.16 %	198,902	153,248	42.4	1.27	351	86.3 %	110,340,709	1.95 %	6,558,176,119	10
2000	126,803,861	0.22 %	273,978	84,477	40.7	1.37	348	79.1 %	100,303,716	2.06 %	6,148,898,975	9
1995	125,433,969	0.28 %	349,530	38,572	39.0	1.42	344	78.6 %	98,593,178	2.18 %	5,743,219,454	8
1990	123,686,321	0.42 %	513,458	26,291	36.9	1.53	339	77.9 %	96,298,507	2.33 %	5,316,175,862	7
1985	121,119,031	0.59 %	698,967	-8,228	34.5	1.74	332	77.2 %	93,507,944	2.49 %	4,861,730,613	7
1980	117,624,196	0.91 %	1,042,511	-30,594	31.6	1.75	323	76.3 %	89,755,553	2.65 %	4,444,007,706	7
1975	112,411,640	1.29 %	1,398,960	22,942	29.8	1.94	308	75.7 %	85,121,987	2.76 %	4,069,437,231	6
1970	105,416,839	1.17 %	1,189,619	124,197	28.2	2.09	289	71.5 %	75,417,163	2.85 %	3,695,390,336	6
1965	99,468,746	1.04 %	1,000,781	49,763	26.6	2.14	273	67.2 %	66,812,422	2.98 %	3,337,111,983	5
1960	94,464,839	0.95 %	874,912	-46,245	24.8	2.02	259	62.7 %	59,269,408	3.13 %	3,019,233,434	5
1955	90,090,281	1.32 %	1,147,446	-72,784	22.8	2.38	247	57.7 %	52,005,319	3.28 %	2,746,072,141	5

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Japan Population Forecast

99,994

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Japan Global Rank
2025	121,960,408	-0.53 %	-656,871	99,994	49.9	1.33	335	94.0 %	114,645,589	1.49 %	8,191,988,453	12
2030	118,514,802	-0.57 %	-689,121	99,994	51.5	1.37	325	95.1 %	112,710,068	1.39 %	8,546,141,327	15
2035	114,907,058	-0.62 %	-721,549	99,994	52.5	1.40	315	96.1 %	110,450,118	1.29 %	8,879,397,401	15
2040	111,157,201	-0.66 %	-749,971	99,994	53.0	1.43	305	97.1 %	107,981,843	1.21 %	9,188,250,492	15
2045	107,412,293	-0.68 %	-748,982	99,994	53.3	1.45	295	98.2 %	105,471,938	1.13 %	9,467,543,575	16
2050	103,784,357	-0.68 %	-725,587		53.6	1.47	285	99.3 %	103,038,909	1.07 %	9,709,491,761	17

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Japan Demographics

Life Expectancy

84.95 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

1.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

2.3

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Japan

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Tokyo	8,336,599
2	Yokohama	3,574,443
3	Osaka	2,592,413
4	Nagoya	2,191,279
5	Sapporo	1,883,027
6	Kobe	1,528,478
7	Kyoto	1,459,640
8	Fukuoka	1,392,289
9	Kawasaki	1,306,785
10	Saitama	1,193,350
11	Hiroshima	1,143,841
12	Yono	1,077,730
13	Sendai	1,063,103
14	Kitakyushu	997,536
15	Chiba	919,729
16	Sakai	782,339
17	Shizuoka	701,561
18	Kumamoto	680,423
19	Okayama	639,652
20	Hamamatsu	605,098
21	Hachioji	579,399
22	Honcho	560,743
23	Kagoshima	555,352
24	Niigata	505,272
25	Himeji	481,493
26	Matsudo	470,277
27	Nishinomiya-hama	468,925
28	Kawaguchi	468,565
29	Kanazawa	458,937
30	Utsunomiya	449,865
31	Oita	448,907
32	Matsuyama	443,322
33	Amagasaki	442,173
34	Kurashiki	437,581
35	Yokosuka	428,992
36	Nagasaki	410,204
37	Hirakata	406,331
38	Machida	399,969
39	Gifu-shi	397,714
40	Fujisawa	394,624
41	Toyonaka	384,459
42	Fukuyama	383,298
43	Toyohashi	378,374
44	Minato	375,339
45	Nara-shi	367,353
46	Toyota	362,383
47	Nagano	360,176
48	Iwaki	357,309
49	Asahikawa	356,612
50	Takatsuki	354,468
51	Okazaki	352,361
52	Suita	351,630
53	Wakayama	351,000
54	Koriyama	340,560
55	Kashiwa	340,221
56	Tokorozawa	339,435
57	Kawagoe	337,931
58	Kochi	335,570
59	Takamatsu	334,223
60	Toyama	325,532
61	Akita	320,069
62	Koshigaya	317,437
63	Miyazaki	311,203
64	Naha	300,795
65	Kasugai	298,589
66	Aomori	298,394
67	Otsu	298,164
68	Akashi	297,279
69	Yokkaichi	295,841
70	Morioka	295,172

Notes

The Japan Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Japan delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Japan (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Japan in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.