Population growth in Japan
The population of Japan changed by -0.49% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Japan, 2025
-0.49%
Change from 2024
−0.06percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
0.46%
Position in 2025
197th of 217
Population growth in Japan over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.49% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | -0.44% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | -0.49% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | -0.44% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | -0.46% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | -0.29% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | -0.14% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | -0.13% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | -0.08% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | -0.05% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | -0.11% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | -0.13% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | -0.14% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | -0.16% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | -0.19% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.02% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | -0.01% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 0.05% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 0.11% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 0.06% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.01% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.03% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.21% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.23% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.24% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.06 percentage points from -0.44% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.11%, the figure has changed by −0.39 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 197th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Population
123,366,734 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
140,579 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
124,370,947 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
49.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.21 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.48%
2023 · UN Population Division