Japan Population (LIVE)

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Japan Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Japan is 123,463,985 as of Tuesday, December 10, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Japan 2024 population is estimated at 123,753,041 people at mid year.
  • Japan population is equivalent to 1.52% of the total world population.
  • Japan ranks number 12 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Japan is 339 per Km2 (879 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 364,555 Km2 (140,755 sq. miles).
  • 92.9 % of the population is urban (114,979,260 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Japan is 49.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Japan (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationJapan
Global Rank
2024 123,753,041 -0.50 % -617,906 153,357 49.4 1.22 339 92.9 % 114,979,260 1.52 % 8,161,972,572 12
2023 124,370,947 -0.50 % -626,631 175,003 49.0 1.21 341 92.7 % 115,292,289 1.54 % 8,091,734,930 12
2022 124,997,578 -0.54 % -681,760 175,003 48.5 1.26 343 92.5 % 115,583,843 1.56 % 8,021,407,192 12
2020 126,304,543 -0.31 % -394,881 42,001 47.7 1.30 346 91.9 % 116,099,672 1.60 % 7,887,001,292 11
2015 127,275,872 -0.14 % -181,881 168,896 45.8 1.42 349 91.9 % 116,944,428 1.70 % 7,470,491,872 10
2010 128,185,275 0.04 % 54,389 131,860 44.2 1.36 352 91.1 % 116,741,034 1.83 % 7,021,732,148 10
2005 127,913,330 0.14 % 177,108 113,017 42.6 1.25 351 86.3 % 110,340,709 1.94 % 6,586,970,132 10
2000 127,027,789 0.21 % 271,02523,468 40.8 1.35 348 79.0 % 100,303,716 2.06 % 6,171,702,993 9
1995 125,672,665 0.37 % 454,580 87,714 39.0 1.41 345 78.5 % 98,593,178 2.18 % 5,758,878,982 8
1990 123,399,765 0.42 % 513,520 124,582 36.9 1.51 338 78.0 % 96,298,507 2.32 % 5,327,803,110 7
1985 120,832,163 0.41 % 494,681 -141,323 34.5 1.74 331 77.4 % 93,507,944 2.48 % 4,868,943,465 7
1980 118,358,756 0.87 % 1,007,512 -92,314 31.7 1.74 325 75.8 % 89,755,553 2.66 % 4,447,606,236 7
1975 113,321,196 1.21 % 1,321,766 107 29.7 1.92 311 75.1 % 85,121,987 2.78 % 4,070,735,277 6
1970 106,712,368 1.12 % 1,159,270 33,731 28.3 2.04 293 70.7 % 75,417,163 2.89 % 3,694,683,794 6
1965 100,916,019 0.92 % 903,253 -50,667 26.6 2.09 277 66.2 % 66,812,422 3.03 % 3,334,533,703 5
1960 96,399,754 0.85 % 794,855 -150,371 24.7 1.98 264 61.5 % 59,269,408 3.20 % 3,015,470,894 5
1955 92,425,478 1.35 % 1,196,440 -95,975 22.7 2.35 254 56.3 % 52,005,319 3.37 % 2,740,213,792 5
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Japan Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationJapan
Global Rank
2025 123,103,479 -0.51 % -640,213 140,579 49.8 1.23 338 93.1 % 114,645,589 1.50 % 8,231,613,070 12
2030 119,584,121 -0.58 % -703,872 123,993 51.5 1.26 328 94.3 % 112,710,068 1.40 % 8,569,124,911 15
2035 115,876,149 -0.63 % -741,594 116,871 52.5 1.29 318 95.3 % 110,450,118 1.30 % 8,885,210,181 15
2040 112,158,303 -0.65 % -743,569 118,186 53.1 1.31 308 96.3 % 107,981,843 1.22 % 9,177,190,203 15
2045 108,551,995 -0.65 % -721,262 113,424 53.0 1.33 298 97.2 % 105,471,938 1.15 % 9,439,639,668 17
2050 105,123,167 -0.64 % -685,766   52.8 1.35 288 98.0 % 103,038,909 1.09 % 9,664,378,587 17
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Japan Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Japan
Life Expectancy
84.85 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
1.7
(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 3,761,630
3 Osaka 2,753,862
4 Nagoya 2,191,279
5 Sapporo 1,973,832
6 Fukuoka 1,603,543
7 Kawasaki 1,531,646
8 Kobe 1,522,188
9 Kyoto 1,463,723
10 Saitama 1,324,854
11 Hiroshima 1,199,391
12 Sendai 1,096,704
13 Chiba 979,768
14 Kitakyushu 940,978
15 Niigata 797,591
16 Hamamatsu 791,707
17 Sakai 782,339
18 Kumamoto 738,907
19 Okayama 720,841
20 Sagamihara 720,780
21 Shizuoka 690,881
22 Honcho 644,668
23 Kawaguchi 607,373
24 Kagoshima 595,049
25 Hachioji 561,344
26 Himeji 525,682
27 Matsuyama 509,835
28 Matsudo 498,575
29 Higashi-osaka 489,077
30 Kurashiki 483,576
31 Oita 477,715
32 Nishinomiya-hama 468,925
33 Fukuyama 468,812
34 Kanazawa 466,029
35 Utsunomiya 449,865
36 Amagasaki 442,173
37 Fujisawa 439,728
38 Kashiwa 433,436
39 Toyota 426,162
40 Takamatsu 418,994
41 Toyama 415,844
42 Yokosuka 409,478
43 Nagasaki 407,624
44 Hirakata 406,331
45 Gifu-shi 400,118
46 Machida 399,969
47 Miyazaki 398,215
48 Toyonaka 384,459
49 Ichinomiya 379,654
50 Toyohashi 377,453
51 Minato 375,339
52 Takasaki 372,369
53 Nara-shi 367,353
54 Nagano 360,176
55 Iwaki 357,309
56 Takatsuki 354,468
57 Okazaki 352,361
58 Suita 351,630
59 Wakayama 351,000
60 Koshigaya 345,353
61 Nakano 344,880
62 Tokorozawa 344,194
63 Otsu 343,991
64 Kawagoe 337,931
65 Asahikawa 333,530
66 Kochi 332,059
67 Koriyama 322,996
68 Naha 317,405
69 Akita 305,625
70 Kurume 303,579

See also

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 2024 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.