Japan PopulationPopulation of Japan Today
122,744,909
LiveThursday, January 15, 2026
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of Japan
In Japan, the population is 122,744,909 as of Thursday, January 15, 2026, with a growth rate of -0.56% per year, 2,044 births per day, and 4,283 deaths per day. The population of Japan is equivalent to 1.49% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 122,744,909 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 325 People per km² (202 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 2,044 |
| Daily deaths: | 4,283 |
| Equivalent world: | 1.49% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | -0.56% |
| Median age: | 50 Years and 6 Months. |
10 Years Japan Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 127,193,392 | 967,960 | 1,349,573 | -0.05% | 127,125,980 |
| 2017 | 127,126,510 | 937,434 | 1,383,637 | -0.1% | 127,003,197 |
| 2018 | 127,002,870 | 910,945 | 1,410,420 | -0.14% | 126,823,796 |
| 2019 | 126,823,995 | 864,781 | 1,432,117 | -0.2% | 126,574,152 |
| 2020 | 126,574,852 | 840,688 | 1,423,305 | -0.43% | 126,033,112 |
| 2021 | 126,034,234 | 810,611 | 1,485,405 | -0.57% | 125,322,141 |
| 2022 | 125,324,442 | 786,576 | 1,615,301 | -0.52% | 124,668,995 |
| 2023 | 124,670,714 | 749,884 | 1,524,430 | -0.48% | 124,069,801 |
| 2024 | 124,071,179 | 750,570 | 1,540,205 | -0.51% | 123,433,453 |
| 2025 | 123,434,903 | 748,163 | 1,551,590 | -0.54% | 122,770,823 |
Japan Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,470,791,449 | 8.35% |
| China1,414,336,681 | 8.68% |
| United States348,245,304 | 35.25% |
| Indonesia286,903,871 | 42.78% |
| Pakistan257,397,488 | 47.69% |
| Nigeria240,159,685 | 51.11% |
| Brazil213,230,472 | 57.56% |
| Bangladesh176,839,571 | 69.41% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
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