Population in Japan
The population of Japan was 123,366,734 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1989.
Japan, 2025
123,366,734
Change from 2024
−0.5%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
12th of 217
Population in Japan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123,366,734 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5% from 123,975,371 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 127,141,000 people, the figure has changed by −3.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
Population growth
-0.49%
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
Population aged 65 and over
30.0%
2025 · World Bank