Japan Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Japan population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Japan in 2022 is 125,584,838, a 0.37% decline from 2021.
- The population of Japan in 2021 was 126,050,804, a 0.34% decline from 2020.
- The population of Japan in 2020 was 126,476,461, a 0.3% decline from 2019.
- The population of Japan in 2019 was 126,860,301, a 0.27% decline from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| United States |
334,805,269 |
| Japan |
125,584,838 |
| Germany |
83,883,596 |
| United Kingdom |
68,497,907 |
| France |
65,584,518 |
| Italy |
60,262,770 |
| South Korea |
51,329,899 |
| Spain |
46,719,142 |
| Argentina |
46,010,234 |
| Canada |
38,388,419 |
| Poland |
37,739,785 |
| Saudi Arabia |
35,844,909 |
| Australia |
26,068,792 |
| Taiwan |
23,888,595 |
| Chile |
19,250,195 |
| Netherlands |
17,211,447 |
| Belgium |
11,668,278 |
| Greece |
10,316,637 |
| Sweden |
10,218,971 |
| Portugal |
10,140,570 |
| UAE |
10,081,785 |
| Hungary |
9,606,259 |
| Austria |
9,066,710 |
| Israel |
8,922,892 |
| Switzerland |
8,773,637 |
| Hong Kong |
7,604,299 |
| Singapore |
5,943,546 |
| Denmark |
5,834,950 |
| Finland |
5,554,960 |
| Norway |
5,511,370 |
| Oman |
5,323,993 |
| Ireland |
5,020,199 |
| New Zealand |
4,898,203 |
| Panama |
4,446,964 |
| Kuwait |
4,380,326 |
| Croatia |
4,059,286 |
| Uruguay |
3,496,016 |
| Qatar |
2,979,915 |
| Puerto Rico |
2,829,812 |
| Lithuania |
2,661,708 |
| Slovenia |
2,078,034 |
| Latvia |
1,848,837 |
| Bahrain |
1,783,983 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,406,585 |
| Estonia |
1,321,910 |
| Cyprus |
1,223,387 |
| Macao |
667,490 |
| Luxembourg |
642,371 |
| Malta |
444,033 |
| Bahamas |
400,516 |
| Iceland |
345,393 |
| New Caledonia |
290,915 |
| Barbados |
288,023 |
| French Polynesia |
284,164 |
| Channel Islands |
176,463 |
| Guam |
171,519 |
| Curacao |
165,529 |
| Aruba |
107,609 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
99,509 |
| Seychelles |
99,426 |
| Isle of Man |
85,732 |
| Andorra |
77,463 |
| Cayman Islands |
67,277 |
| Bermuda |
61,939 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
58,269 |
| Greenland |
56,973 |
| Faroe Islands |
49,233 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
43,966 |
| Monaco |
39,783 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
39,741 |
| Liechtenstein |
38,387 |
| San Marino |
34,085 |
| Gibraltar |
33,704 |
| British Virgin Islands |
30,596 |
| Palau |
18,233 |
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Japan - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
125,584,838 |
-0.37% |
| 2021 |
126,050,804 |
-0.34% |
| 2020 |
126,476,461 |
-0.30% |
| 2019 |
126,860,301 |
-0.27% |
| 2018 |
127,202,192 |
-0.24% |
| 2017 |
127,502,725 |
-0.20% |
| 2016 |
127,763,265 |
-0.17% |
| 2015 |
127,985,133 |
-0.14% |
| 2014 |
128,168,639 |
-0.11% |
| 2013 |
128,314,195 |
-0.09% |
| 2012 |
128,423,571 |
-0.06% |
| 2011 |
128,498,965 |
-0.03% |
| 2010 |
128,542,353 |
-0.01% |
| 2009 |
128,555,189 |
0.01% |
| 2008 |
128,538,646 |
0.03% |
| 2007 |
128,494,057 |
0.06% |
| 2006 |
128,422,734 |
0.08% |
| 2005 |
128,326,116 |
0.10% |
| 2004 |
128,204,195 |
0.11% |
| 2003 |
128,058,372 |
0.13% |
| 2002 |
127,893,078 |
0.14% |
| 2001 |
127,713,828 |
0.15% |
| 2000 |
127,524,174 |
0.16% |
| 1999 |
127,326,070 |
0.16% |
| 1998 |
127,117,434 |
0.18% |
| 1997 |
126,892,738 |
0.20% |
| 1996 |
126,644,094 |
0.22% |
| 1995 |
126,365,484 |
0.25% |
| 1994 |
126,053,129 |
0.28% |
| 1993 |
125,707,411 |
0.30% |
| 1992 |
125,331,297 |
0.32% |
| 1991 |
124,929,772 |
0.34% |
| 1990 |
124,505,240 |
0.36% |
| 1989 |
124,058,520 |
0.38% |
| 1988 |
123,584,527 |
0.42% |
| 1987 |
123,072,710 |
0.46% |
| 1986 |
122,509,117 |
0.51% |
| 1985 |
121,883,482 |
0.57% |
| 1984 |
121,189,266 |
0.63% |
| 1983 |
120,427,636 |
0.69% |
| 1982 |
119,605,250 |
0.73% |
| 1981 |
118,732,841 |
0.78% |
| 1980 |
117,816,940 |
0.81% |
| 1979 |
116,867,356 |
0.85% |
| 1978 |
115,879,211 |
0.92% |
| 1977 |
114,827,832 |
1.01% |
| 1976 |
113,679,191 |
1.13% |
| 1975 |
112,413,359 |
1.25% |
| 1974 |
111,022,689 |
1.36% |
| 1973 |
109,528,512 |
1.44% |
| 1972 |
107,976,027 |
1.46% |
| 1971 |
106,427,103 |
1.43% |
| 1970 |
104,929,251 |
1.38% |
| 1969 |
103,496,035 |
1.34% |
| 1968 |
102,124,005 |
1.29% |
| 1967 |
100,822,291 |
1.23% |
| 1966 |
99,596,069 |
1.17% |
| 1965 |
98,447,002 |
1.10% |
| 1964 |
97,379,402 |
1.03% |
| 1963 |
96,389,424 |
0.98% |
| 1962 |
95,458,524 |
0.95% |
| 1961 |
94,560,709 |
0.95% |
| 1960 |
93,673,615 |
0.96% |
| 1959 |
92,782,231 |
0.98% |
| 1958 |
91,877,638 |
1.02% |
| 1957 |
90,953,809 |
1.06% |
| 1956 |
90,004,181 |
1.11% |
| 1955 |
89,018,257 |
1.18% |
| 1954 |
87,980,575 |
1.28% |
| 1953 |
86,869,975 |
1.41% |
| 1952 |
85,659,443 |
1.59% |
| 1951 |
84,316,264 |
1.83% |
| 1950 |
82,802,084 |
0.00% |
