Japan Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Japan population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Japan in 2023 is 123,294,513, a 0.53% decline from 2022.
- The population of Japan in 2022 was 123,951,692, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
- The population of Japan in 2021 was 124,612,530, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
- The population of Japan in 2020 was 125,244,761, a 0.43% decline from 2019.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
Country Name |
2023 Population |
United States |
339,996,563 |
Japan |
123,294,513 |
Germany |
83,294,633 |
United Kingdom |
67,736,802 |
France |
64,756,584 |
Italy |
58,870,762 |
South Korea |
51,784,059 |
Spain |
47,519,628 |
Argentina |
45,773,884 |
Poland |
41,026,067 |
Canada |
38,781,291 |
Saudi Arabia |
36,947,025 |
Australia |
26,439,111 |
Taiwan |
23,923,276 |
Chile |
19,629,590 |
Netherlands |
17,618,299 |
Belgium |
11,686,140 |
Sweden |
10,612,086 |
Greece |
10,341,277 |
Portugal |
10,247,605 |
Hungary |
10,156,239 |
UAE |
9,516,871 |
Israel |
9,174,520 |
Austria |
8,958,960 |
Switzerland |
8,796,669 |
Hong Kong |
7,491,609 |
Singapore |
6,014,723 |
Denmark |
5,910,913 |
Finland |
5,545,475 |
Norway |
5,474,360 |
New Zealand |
5,228,100 |
Ireland |
5,056,935 |
Oman |
4,644,384 |
Panama |
4,468,087 |
Kuwait |
4,310,108 |
Croatia |
4,008,617 |
Uruguay |
3,423,108 |
Puerto Rico |
3,260,314 |
Lithuania |
2,718,352 |
Qatar |
2,716,391 |
Slovenia |
2,119,675 |
Latvia |
1,830,211 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1,534,937 |
Bahrain |
1,485,509 |
Estonia |
1,322,765 |
Cyprus |
1,260,138 |
Macao |
704,149 |
Luxembourg |
654,768 |
Malta |
535,064 |
Bahamas |
412,623 |
Iceland |
375,318 |
French Polynesia |
308,872 |
New Caledonia |
292,991 |
Barbados |
281,995 |
Curacao |
192,077 |
Guam |
172,952 |
Seychelles |
107,660 |
Aruba |
106,277 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
94,298 |
Isle of Man |
84,710 |
Andorra |
80,088 |
Cayman Islands |
69,310 |
Bermuda |
64,069 |
Greenland |
56,643 |
Faroe Islands |
53,270 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
49,796 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,062 |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,222 |
Liechtenstein |
39,584 |
Monaco |
36,297 |
San Marino |
33,642 |
Gibraltar |
32,688 |
British Virgin Islands |
31,538 |
Palau |
18,058 |
Japan - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2023 |
123,294,513 |
-0.53% |
2022 |
123,951,692 |
-0.53% |
2021 |
124,612,530 |
-0.50% |
2020 |
125,244,761 |
-0.43% |
2019 |
125,791,677 |
-0.37% |
2018 |
126,255,866 |
-0.32% |
2017 |
126,662,472 |
-0.26% |
2016 |
126,993,857 |
-0.20% |
2015 |
127,250,933 |
-0.18% |
2014 |
127,476,735 |
-0.16% |
2013 |
127,678,924 |
-0.14% |
2012 |
127,853,688 |
-0.12% |
2011 |
128,007,257 |
-0.08% |
2010 |
128,105,431 |
-0.01% |
2009 |
128,117,042 |
0.03% |
2008 |
128,077,633 |
0.06% |
2007 |
128,006,426 |
0.08% |
2006 |
127,902,167 |
0.08% |
2005 |
127,798,373 |
0.10% |
2004 |
127,671,288 |
0.13% |
2003 |
127,502,352 |
0.16% |
2002 |
127,301,750 |
0.19% |
2001 |
127,065,731 |
0.21% |
2000 |
126,803,861 |
0.20% |
1999 |
126,555,063 |
0.20% |
1998 |
126,308,390 |
0.22% |
1997 |
126,027,985 |
0.24% |
1996 |
125,726,223 |
0.23% |
1995 |
125,433,969 |
0.25% |
1994 |
125,119,269 |
0.27% |
1993 |
124,779,576 |
0.27% |
1992 |
124,444,693 |
0.30% |
1991 |
124,073,993 |
0.31% |
1990 |
123,686,321 |
0.34% |
1989 |
123,270,648 |
0.38% |
1988 |
122,798,302 |
0.43% |
1987 |
122,268,885 |
0.46% |
1986 |
121,710,305 |
0.49% |
1985 |
121,119,031 |
0.54% |
1984 |
120,470,727 |
0.57% |
1983 |
119,793,752 |
0.58% |
1982 |
119,098,142 |
0.60% |
1981 |
118,385,723 |
0.65% |
1980 |
117,624,196 |
0.74% |
1979 |
116,765,509 |
0.83% |
1978 |
115,809,525 |
0.91% |
1977 |
114,761,516 |
1.00% |
1976 |
113,624,865 |
1.08% |
1975 |
112,411,640 |
1.18% |
1974 |
111,100,023 |
1.30% |
1973 |
109,679,470 |
1.35% |
1972 |
108,220,404 |
1.34% |
1971 |
106,789,355 |
1.30% |
1970 |
105,416,839 |
1.26% |
1969 |
104,102,077 |
1.25% |
1968 |
102,819,279 |
1.27% |
1967 |
101,527,852 |
1.06% |
1966 |
100,466,907 |
1.00% |
1965 |
99,468,746 |
1.17% |
1964 |
98,319,344 |
1.10% |
1963 |
97,246,712 |
1.02% |
1962 |
96,267,883 |
0.96% |
1961 |
95,355,458 |
0.94% |
1960 |
94,464,839 |
0.95% |
1959 |
93,575,985 |
0.98% |
1958 |
92,671,295 |
0.91% |
1957 |
91,837,665 |
0.90% |
1956 |
91,021,560 |
1.03% |
1955 |
90,090,281 |
1.12% |
1954 |
89,093,019 |
1.18% |
1953 |
88,057,140 |
1.31% |
1952 |
86,921,764 |
1.45% |
1951 |
85,683,474 |
1.58% |
1950 |
84,353,049 |
0.00% |