Japan Population Density 1950-2024
Chart and table of Japan population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Japan in 2024 is 324.45 people per square kilometer, a 0.54% decline from 2023.
- The population density of Japan in 2023 was 326.20 people per square kilometer, a 0.53% decline from 2022.
- The population density of Japan in 2022 was 327.94 people per square kilometer, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
- The population density of Japan in 2021 was 329.69 people per square kilometer, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
Japan - Historical Population Density Data
|
Year |
Population Density |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
324.45 |
-0.54% |
2023 |
326.20 |
-0.53% |
2022 |
327.94 |
-0.53% |
2021 |
329.69 |
-0.50% |
2020 |
331.36 |
-0.43% |
2019 |
332.81 |
-0.37% |
2018 |
334.04 |
-0.32% |
2017 |
335.11 |
-0.26% |
2016 |
335.99 |
-0.20% |
2015 |
336.67 |
-0.18% |
2014 |
337.27 |
-0.16% |
2013 |
337.80 |
-0.14% |
2012 |
338.26 |
-0.12% |
2011 |
338.67 |
-0.08% |
2010 |
338.93 |
-0.01% |
2009 |
338.96 |
0.03% |
2008 |
338.86 |
0.06% |
2007 |
338.67 |
0.08% |
2006 |
338.39 |
0.08% |
2005 |
338.12 |
0.10% |
2004 |
337.78 |
0.13% |
2003 |
337.33 |
0.16% |
2002 |
336.80 |
0.19% |
2001 |
336.18 |
0.21% |
2000 |
335.49 |
0.20% |
1999 |
334.83 |
0.20% |
1998 |
334.18 |
0.22% |
1997 |
333.43 |
0.24% |
1996 |
332.64 |
0.23% |
1995 |
331.86 |
0.25% |
1994 |
331.03 |
0.27% |
1993 |
330.13 |
0.27% |
1992 |
329.24 |
0.30% |
1991 |
328.26 |
0.31% |
1990 |
327.24 |
0.34% |
1989 |
326.14 |
0.38% |
1988 |
324.89 |
0.43% |
1987 |
323.49 |
0.46% |
1986 |
322.01 |
0.49% |
1985 |
320.45 |
0.54% |
1984 |
318.73 |
0.57% |
1983 |
316.94 |
0.58% |
1982 |
315.10 |
0.60% |
1981 |
313.21 |
0.65% |
1980 |
311.20 |
0.74% |
1979 |
308.93 |
0.83% |
1978 |
306.40 |
0.91% |
1977 |
303.63 |
1.00% |
1976 |
300.62 |
1.08% |
1975 |
297.41 |
1.18% |
1974 |
293.94 |
1.30% |
1973 |
290.18 |
1.35% |
1972 |
286.32 |
1.34% |
1971 |
282.53 |
1.30% |
1970 |
278.90 |
1.26% |
1969 |
275.42 |
1.25% |
1968 |
272.03 |
1.27% |
1967 |
268.61 |
1.06% |
1966 |
265.81 |
1.00% |
1965 |
263.17 |
1.17% |
1964 |
260.12 |
1.10% |
1963 |
257.29 |
1.02% |
1962 |
254.70 |
0.96% |
1961 |
252.28 |
0.94% |
1960 |
249.93 |
0.95% |
1959 |
247.58 |
0.98% |
1958 |
245.18 |
0.91% |
1957 |
242.98 |
0.90% |
1956 |
240.82 |
1.03% |
1955 |
238.35 |
1.12% |
1954 |
235.71 |
1.18% |
1953 |
232.97 |
1.31% |
1952 |
229.97 |
1.45% |
1951 |
226.69 |
1.58% |
1950 |
223.17 |
0.00% |