Population of Japan
Current Population
123,975,371
10yr Growth Rate
-2.59%
Rank
#12 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Japan's Population Analysis
Japan's population of 123.975 million ranks 12th globally but faces severe demographic contraction, having declined 2.59% over the past decade—a stark reversal from its 1970s peak growth period. This sustained decline reflects one of the world's lowest fertility rates combined with rapid aging, as the country loses approximately 600,000-800,000 residents annually. Despite maintaining the world's third-largest economy, Japan's shrinking workforce and expanding elderly dependency ratio present structural challenges that outpace typical developed-nation aging concerns.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | -0.49% |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | -0.44% |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | -0.46% |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | -0.29% |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | -0.14% |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | -0.13% |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | -0.08% |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | -0.05% |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | -0.11% |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | -0.13% |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | -0.14% |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | -0.16% |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | -0.19% |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | +0.02% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | -0.01% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | +0.05% |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | +0.11% |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | +0.06% |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | +0.01% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | +0.03% |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | +0.21% |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | +0.23% |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | +0.24% |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | +0.18% |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | +0.27% |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | +0.24% |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | +0.23% |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | +0.23% |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | +0.28% |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | +0.32% |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | +0.37% |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | +0.39% |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | +0.33% |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | +0.40% |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | +0.42% |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | +0.48% |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | +0.53% |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | +0.63% |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | +0.65% |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | +0.70% |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | +0.70% |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | +0.73% |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | +0.79% |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | +0.85% |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | +0.91% |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | +0.97% |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | +1.08% |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | +1.28% |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | +1.34% |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | +1.42% |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | +1.41% |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | +2.22% |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | +1.16% |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | +1.20% |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | +1.13% |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | +1.04% |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | +0.92% |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | +1.08% |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | +1.05% |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | +1.02% |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | +0.93% |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | +0.90% |
| 1960 | 93,216,000 | — |