Japan Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Japan population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Japan in 2024 is 122,631,432, a 0.54% decline from 2023.
- The population of Japan in 2023 was 123,294,513, a 0.53% decline from 2022.
- The population of Japan in 2022 was 123,951,692, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
- The population of Japan in 2021 was 124,612,530, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| United States |
341,814,420 |
| Japan |
122,631,432 |
| Germany |
83,252,474 |
| United Kingdom |
67,961,439 |
| France |
64,881,830 |
| Italy |
58,697,744 |
| South Korea |
51,741,963 |
| Spain |
47,473,373 |
| Argentina |
46,057,866 |
| Poland |
40,221,726 |
| Canada |
39,107,046 |
| Saudi Arabia |
37,473,929 |
| Australia |
26,699,482 |
| Taiwan |
23,950,214 |
| Chile |
19,658,839 |
| Netherlands |
17,671,125 |
| Belgium |
11,715,774 |
| Sweden |
10,673,669 |
| Greece |
10,302,720 |
| Portugal |
10,223,349 |
| Hungary |
9,994,993 |
| UAE |
9,591,853 |
| Israel |
9,311,652 |
| Austria |
8,977,139 |
| Switzerland |
8,851,431 |
| Hong Kong |
7,496,681 |
| Singapore |
6,052,709 |
| Denmark |
5,939,695 |
| Finland |
5,549,886 |
| Norway |
5,514,477 |
| New Zealand |
5,269,939 |
| Ireland |
5,089,478 |
| Oman |
4,713,553 |
| Panama |
4,527,961 |
| Kuwait |
4,349,380 |
| Croatia |
3,986,627 |
| Uruguay |
3,423,316 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,268,802 |
| Qatar |
2,737,061 |
| Lithuania |
2,692,798 |
| Slovenia |
2,118,965 |
| Latvia |
1,810,240 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,538,200 |
| Bahrain |
1,498,712 |
| Estonia |
1,319,041 |
| Cyprus |
1,268,467 |
| Macao |
713,082 |
| Luxembourg |
661,594 |
| Malta |
536,740 |
| Bahamas |
415,223 |
| Iceland |
377,689 |
| French Polynesia |
311,383 |
| New Caledonia |
295,966 |
| Barbados |
282,309 |
| Curacao |
192,965 |
| Guam |
174,114 |
| Seychelles |
108,263 |
| Aruba |
106,177 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
94,816 |
| Isle of Man |
84,904 |
| Andorra |
80,341 |
| Cayman Islands |
69,885 |
| Bermuda |
63,935 |
| Greenland |
56,789 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,444 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
50,025 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,431 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,309 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,822 |
| Monaco |
36,157 |
| San Marino |
33,614 |
| Gibraltar |
32,718 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,763 |
| Palau |
18,051 |
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Japan - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
122,631,432 |
-0.54% |
| 2023 |
123,294,513 |
-0.53% |
| 2022 |
123,951,692 |
-0.53% |
| 2021 |
124,612,530 |
-0.50% |
| 2020 |
125,244,761 |
-0.43% |
| 2019 |
125,791,677 |
-0.37% |
| 2018 |
126,255,866 |
-0.32% |
| 2017 |
126,662,472 |
-0.26% |
| 2016 |
126,993,857 |
-0.20% |
| 2015 |
127,250,933 |
-0.18% |
| 2014 |
127,476,735 |
-0.16% |
| 2013 |
127,678,924 |
-0.14% |
| 2012 |
127,853,688 |
-0.12% |
| 2011 |
128,007,257 |
-0.08% |
| 2010 |
128,105,431 |
-0.01% |
| 2009 |
128,117,042 |
0.03% |
| 2008 |
128,077,633 |
0.06% |
| 2007 |
128,006,426 |
0.08% |
| 2006 |
127,902,167 |
0.08% |
| 2005 |
127,798,373 |
0.10% |
| 2004 |
127,671,288 |
0.13% |
| 2003 |
127,502,352 |
0.16% |
| 2002 |
127,301,750 |
0.19% |
| 2001 |
127,065,731 |
0.21% |
| 2000 |
126,803,861 |
0.20% |
| 1999 |
126,555,063 |
0.20% |
| 1998 |
126,308,390 |
0.22% |
| 1997 |
126,027,985 |
0.24% |
| 1996 |
125,726,223 |
0.23% |
| 1995 |
125,433,969 |
0.25% |
| 1994 |
125,119,269 |
0.27% |
| 1993 |
124,779,576 |
0.27% |
| 1992 |
124,444,693 |
0.30% |
| 1991 |
124,073,993 |
0.31% |
| 1990 |
123,686,321 |
0.34% |
| 1989 |
123,270,648 |
0.38% |
| 1988 |
122,798,302 |
0.43% |
| 1987 |
122,268,885 |
0.46% |
| 1986 |
121,710,305 |
0.49% |
| 1985 |
121,119,031 |
0.54% |
| 1984 |
120,470,727 |
0.57% |
| 1983 |
119,793,752 |
0.58% |
| 1982 |
119,098,142 |
0.60% |
| 1981 |
118,385,723 |
0.65% |
| 1980 |
117,624,196 |
0.74% |
| 1979 |
116,765,509 |
0.83% |
| 1978 |
115,809,525 |
0.91% |
| 1977 |
114,761,516 |
1.00% |
| 1976 |
113,624,865 |
1.08% |
| 1975 |
112,411,640 |
1.18% |
| 1974 |
111,100,023 |
1.30% |
| 1973 |
109,679,470 |
1.35% |
| 1972 |
108,220,404 |
1.34% |
| 1971 |
106,789,355 |
1.30% |
| 1970 |
105,416,839 |
1.26% |
| 1969 |
104,102,077 |
1.25% |
| 1968 |
102,819,279 |
1.27% |
| 1967 |
101,527,852 |
1.06% |
| 1966 |
100,466,907 |
1.00% |
| 1965 |
99,468,746 |
1.17% |
| 1964 |
98,319,344 |
1.10% |
| 1963 |
97,246,712 |
1.02% |
| 1962 |
96,267,883 |
0.96% |
| 1961 |
95,355,458 |
0.94% |
| 1960 |
94,464,839 |
0.95% |
| 1959 |
93,575,985 |
0.98% |
| 1958 |
92,671,295 |
0.91% |
| 1957 |
91,837,665 |
0.90% |
| 1956 |
91,021,560 |
1.03% |
| 1955 |
90,090,281 |
1.12% |
| 1954 |
89,093,019 |
1.18% |
| 1953 |
88,057,140 |
1.31% |
| 1952 |
86,921,764 |
1.45% |
| 1951 |
85,683,474 |
1.58% |
| 1950 |
84,353,049 |
0.00% |
