Japan Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Japan rural population for 2021 was 10,221,684, a 1.49% decline from 2020.
- Japan rural population for 2020 was 10,376,129, a 1.3% decline from 2019.
- Japan rural population for 2019 was 10,513,072, a 1.12% decline from 2018.
- Japan rural population for 2018 was 10,631,834, a 1.08% decline from 2017.
| Japan Rural Population - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | % of Total | Change |
| 2021 | 10,221,684 | 8.13 | -1.50% |
| 2020 | 10,376,129 | 8.22 | -1.31% |
| 2019 | 10,513,072 | 8.30 | -1.12% |
| 2018 | 10,631,834 | 8.38 | -1.09% |
| 2017 | 10,748,180 | 8.47 | -1.00% |
| 2016 | 10,856,103 | 8.54 | -0.94% |
| 2015 | 10,958,283 | 8.62 | -1.00% |
| 2014 | 11,067,921 | 8.70 | -1.03% |
| 2013 | 11,182,024 | 8.77 | -1.03% |
| 2012 | 11,297,719 | 8.85 | -1.05% |
| 2011 | 11,416,765 | 8.93 | -3.02% |
| 2010 | 11,767,072 | 9.19 | -8.56% |
| 2009 | 12,818,785 | 10.01 | -8.49% |
| 2008 | 13,955,025 | 10.90 | -8.37% |
| 2007 | 15,173,239 | 11.85 | -8.20% |
| 2006 | 16,470,152 | 12.88 | -8.42% |
| 2005 | 17,916,330 | 14.02 | -9.10% |
| 2004 | 19,624,090 | 15.36 | -8.95% |
| 2003 | 21,461,733 | 16.80 | -8.60% |
| 2002 | 23,389,981 | 18.35 | -8.41% |
| 2001 | 25,442,515 | 20.01 | -6.25% |
| 2000 | 27,082,249 | 21.35 | -0.42% |
| 1999 | 27,196,540 | 21.48 | -0.40% |
| 1998 | 27,304,928 | 21.60 | -0.31% |
| 1997 | 27,389,665 | 21.73 | -0.34% |
| 1996 | 27,484,192 | 21.86 | -0.36% |
| 1995 | 27,583,764 | 21.98 | -0.38% |
| 1994 | 27,688,122 | 22.12 | -0.33% |
| 1993 | 27,779,446 | 22.25 | -0.29% |
| 1992 | 27,858,757 | 22.39 | -0.24% |
| 1991 | 27,925,370 | 22.53 | -0.20% |
| 1990 | 27,981,350 | 22.66 | -0.22% |
| 1989 | 28,043,733 | 22.79 | -0.15% |
| 1988 | 28,085,071 | 22.91 | -0.13% |
| 1987 | 28,122,256 | 23.04 | -0.07% |
| 1986 | 28,141,305 | 23.17 | 0.00% |
| 1985 | 28,140,521 | 23.29 | 0.16% |
| 1984 | 28,095,820 | 23.40 | 0.18% |
| 1983 | 28,045,496 | 23.51 | 0.23% |
| 1982 | 27,981,422 | 23.62 | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 27,917,425 | 23.73 | 0.32% |
| 1980 | 27,829,268 | 23.83 | 0.55% |
| 1979 | 27,676,850 | 23.88 | 0.60% |
| 1978 | 27,510,172 | 23.94 | 0.67% |
| 1977 | 27,327,003 | 24.00 | 0.73% |
| 1976 | 27,129,154 | 24.06 | 0.13% |
| 1975 | 27,094,387 | 24.28 | -1.73% |
| 1974 | 27,568,041 | 25.03 | -1.64% |
| 1973 | 28,024,665 | 25.78 | -1.53% |
| 1972 | 28,456,270 | 26.55 | -1.52% |
| 1971 | 28,891,218 | 27.33 | -0.65% |
| 1970 | 29,080,026 | 28.12 | -1.57% |
| 1969 | 29,539,247 | 28.90 | -1.49% |
| 1968 | 29,984,105 | 29.68 | -1.53% |
| 1967 | 30,447,114 | 30.48 | -1.59% |
| 1966 | 30,936,409 | 31.30 | -1.73% |
| 1965 | 31,475,896 | 32.13 | -1.67% |
| 1964 | 32,005,123 | 33.03 | -1.67% |
| 1963 | 32,544,624 | 33.94 | -1.66% |
| 1962 | 33,089,846 | 34.86 | -1.71% |
| 1961 | 33,659,463 | 35.79 | -1.70% |
| 1960 | 34,236,372 | 36.73 | % |
