Japan Population Growth Rate 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2023 Population Growth Rate
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 Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate 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%