Japan Population Growth Rate 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Japan population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Japan in 2020 is 126,476,461, a 0.3% decline from 2019.
- The population of Japan in 2019 was 126,860,301, a 0.27% decline from 2018.
- The population of Japan in 2018 was 127,202,192, a 0.24% decline from 2017.
- The population of Japan in 2017 was 127,502,725, a 0.2% decline from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| United States | 331,002,651 |
| Japan | 126,476,461 |
| Germany | 83,783,942 |
| United Kingdom | 67,886,011 |
| France | 65,273,511 |
| Italy | 60,461,826 |
| South Korea | 51,269,185 |
| Spain | 46,754,778 |
| Argentina | 45,195,774 |
| Poland | 37,846,611 |
| Canada | 37,742,154 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 |
| Australia | 25,499,884 |
| Taiwan | 23,816,775 |
| Chile | 19,116,201 |
| Netherlands | 17,134,872 |
| Belgium | 11,589,623 |
| Greece | 10,423,054 |
| Portugal | 10,196,709 |
| Sweden | 10,099,265 |
| UAE | 9,890,402 |
| Hungary | 9,660,351 |
| Austria | 9,006,398 |
| Israel | 8,655,535 |
| Switzerland | 8,654,622 |
| Hong Kong | 7,496,981 |
| Singapore | 5,850,342 |
| Denmark | 5,792,202 |
| Finland | 5,540,720 |
| Norway | 5,421,241 |
| Oman | 5,106,626 |
| Ireland | 4,937,786 |
| New Zealand | 4,822,233 |
| Panama | 4,314,767 |
| Kuwait | 4,270,571 |
| Croatia | 4,105,267 |
| Uruguay | 3,473,730 |
| Qatar | 2,881,053 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,860,853 |
| Lithuania | 2,722,289 |
| Slovenia | 2,078,938 |
| Latvia | 1,886,198 |
| Bahrain | 1,701,575 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,488 |
| Estonia | 1,326,535 |
| Cyprus | 1,207,359 |
| Macao | 649,335 |
| Luxembourg | 625,978 |
| Malta | 441,543 |
| Bahamas | 393,244 |
| Iceland | 341,243 |
| Barbados | 287,375 |
| New Caledonia | 285,498 |
| French Polynesia | 280,908 |
| Channel Islands | 173,863 |
| Guam | 168,775 |
| Curacao | 164,093 |
| Aruba | 106,766 |
| Seychelles | 98,347 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97,929 |
| Isle of Man | 85,033 |
| Andorra | 77,265 |
| Cayman Islands | 65,722 |
| Bermuda | 62,278 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 57,559 |
| Greenland | 56,770 |
| Faroe Islands | 48,863 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,876 |
| Monaco | 39,242 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 38,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,128 |
| San Marino | 33,931 |
| Gibraltar | 33,691 |
| British Virgin Islands | 30,231 |
| Palau | 18,094 |
| Japan - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 126,476,461 | -0.30% |
| 2019 | 126,860,301 | -0.27% |
| 2018 | 127,202,192 | -0.24% |
| 2017 | 127,502,725 | -0.20% |
| 2016 | 127,763,265 | -0.17% |
| 2015 | 127,985,133 | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 128,168,639 | -0.11% |
| 2013 | 128,314,195 | -0.09% |
| 2012 | 128,423,571 | -0.06% |
| 2011 | 128,498,965 | -0.03% |
| 2010 | 128,542,353 | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 128,555,189 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 128,538,646 | 0.03% |
| 2007 | 128,494,057 | 0.06% |
| 2006 | 128,422,734 | 0.08% |
| 2005 | 128,326,116 | 0.10% |
| 2004 | 128,204,195 | 0.11% |
| 2003 | 128,058,372 | 0.13% |
| 2002 | 127,893,078 | 0.14% |
| 2001 | 127,713,828 | 0.15% |
| 2000 | 127,524,174 | 0.16% |
| 1999 | 127,326,070 | 0.16% |
| 1998 | 127,117,434 | 0.18% |
| 1997 | 126,892,738 | 0.20% |
| 1996 | 126,644,094 | 0.22% |
| 1995 | 126,365,484 | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 126,053,129 | 0.28% |
| 1993 | 125,707,411 | 0.30% |
| 1992 | 125,331,297 | 0.32% |
| 1991 | 124,929,772 | 0.34% |
| 1990 | 124,505,240 | 0.36% |
| 1989 | 124,058,520 | 0.38% |
| 1988 | 123,584,527 | 0.42% |
| 1987 | 123,072,710 | 0.46% |
| 1986 | 122,509,117 | 0.51% |
| 1985 | 121,883,482 | 0.57% |
| 1984 | 121,189,266 | 0.63% |
| 1983 | 120,427,636 | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 119,605,250 | 0.73% |
| 1981 | 118,732,841 | 0.78% |
| 1980 | 117,816,940 | 0.81% |
| 1979 | 116,867,356 | 0.85% |
| 1978 | 115,879,211 | 0.92% |
| 1977 | 114,827,832 | 1.01% |
| 1976 | 113,679,191 | 1.13% |
| 1975 | 112,413,359 | 1.25% |
| 1974 | 111,022,689 | 1.36% |
| 1973 | 109,528,512 | 1.44% |
| 1972 | 107,976,027 | 1.46% |
| 1971 | 106,427,103 | 1.43% |
| 1970 | 104,929,251 | 1.38% |
| 1969 | 103,496,035 | 1.34% |
| 1968 | 102,124,005 | 1.29% |
| 1967 | 100,822,291 | 1.23% |
| 1966 | 99,596,069 | 1.17% |
| 1965 | 98,447,002 | 1.10% |
| 1964 | 97,379,402 | 1.03% |
| 1963 | 96,389,424 | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 95,458,524 | 0.95% |
| 1961 | 94,560,709 | 0.95% |
| 1960 | 93,673,615 | 0.96% |
| 1959 | 92,782,231 | 0.98% |
| 1958 | 91,877,638 | 1.02% |
| 1957 | 90,953,809 | 1.06% |
| 1956 | 90,004,181 | 1.11% |
| 1955 | 89,018,257 | 1.18% |
| 1954 | 87,980,575 | 1.28% |
| 1953 | 86,869,975 | 1.41% |
| 1952 | 85,659,443 | 1.59% |
| 1951 | 84,316,264 | 1.83% |
| 1950 | 82,802,084 | 0.00% |
