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According to the United Nations, the population of Japan was roughly 126.4 million people (as of January 2020), and peaked at 128.5 million people in 2010. It is the 6th-most populous country in Asia, and the 11th-most populous country in the world.
Japan experienced spectacular population growth after 1868; the population increased nearly fourfold since then. This increase was directly related to slow but steady urban growth; the development of Hokkaido, TÅhoku, and southern Kyushu; and the introduction of commercial agriculture.
In Japan, the population is 123,529,262 as of Thursday, November 07, 2024, with a growth rate of -0.51% per year, 2,051 births per day, and 4,208 deaths per day. The population of Japan is equivalent to 1.53% of the world's total's population.
The current population of Japan is 123,543,231 with an annual growth rate of -0.514%. Japan has a population of 1.527% of the world's population. Population chart for Japan. Total Population. Growth Rate.
While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold the decision-making power. After three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power.
All data is based on the 2024 edition of the UN World Population prospects. Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year. Historical records are based on the current territory of the country.
The 2022 projections from the United Nations Population Division (chart #1) show that annual world population growth peaked at 2.3% per year in 1963, has since dropped to 0.9% in 2023, equivalent to about 74 million people each year, and could drop even further to minus 0.1% by 2100. [103]
This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present.
Population Estimates. For details of each statistical survey, please refer to the homepage above. Information on relevant government statistics such as "Survey outline", "Survey results", "Attention on use", "Release schedule", and "Contact" are posted on the website of each ministry.
The median age of the population in Japan has steadily been increasing since 1950 and is projected to be around 47.7 years old in 2020. As of 2021, the median age of Japan is the second...