Japan Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Japan rural population for 2023 was 9,907,790, a 1.57% decline from 2022.
  • Japan rural population for 2022 was 10,066,305, a 1.52% decline from 2021.
  • Japan rural population for 2021 was 10,221,684, a 1.49% decline from 2020.
  • Japan rural population for 2020 was 10,376,129, a 1.3% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Japan Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 9,907,790 7.96 -1.59%
2022 10,066,305 8.05 -1.53%
2021 10,221,684 8.13 -1.50%
2020 10,376,129 8.22 -1.31%
2019 10,513,072 8.30 -1.12%
2018 10,631,834 8.38 -1.09%
2017 10,748,180 8.47 -1.00%
2016 10,856,103 8.54 -0.94%
2015 10,958,283 8.62 -1.00%
2014 11,067,921 8.70 -1.03%
2013 11,182,024 8.77 -1.03%
2012 11,297,719 8.85 -1.05%
2011 11,416,765 8.93 -3.02%
2010 11,767,072 9.19 -8.56%
2009 12,818,785 10.01 -8.49%
2008 13,955,025 10.90 -8.37%
2007 15,173,239 11.85 -8.20%
2006 16,470,152 12.88 -8.42%
2005 17,916,330 14.02 -9.10%
2004 19,624,090 15.36 -8.95%
2003 21,461,733 16.80 -8.60%
2002 23,389,981 18.35 -8.41%
2001 25,442,515 20.01 -6.25%
2000 27,082,249 21.35 -0.42%
1999 27,196,540 21.48 -0.40%
1998 27,304,928 21.60 -0.31%
1997 27,389,665 21.73 -0.34%
1996 27,484,192 21.86 -0.36%
1995 27,583,764 21.98 -0.38%
1994 27,688,122 22.12 -0.33%
1993 27,779,446 22.25 -0.29%
1992 27,858,757 22.39 -0.24%
1991 27,925,370 22.53 -0.20%
1990 27,981,350 22.66 -0.22%
1989 28,043,733 22.79 -0.15%
1988 28,085,071 22.91 -0.13%
1987 28,122,256 23.04 -0.07%
1986 28,141,305 23.17 0.00%
1985 28,140,521 23.29 0.16%
1984 28,095,820 23.40 0.18%
1983 28,045,496 23.51 0.23%
1982 27,981,422 23.62 0.23%
1981 27,917,425 23.73 0.32%
1980 27,829,268 23.83 0.55%
1979 27,676,850 23.88 0.60%
1978 27,510,172 23.94 0.67%
1977 27,327,003 24.00 0.73%
1976 27,129,154 24.06 0.13%
1975 27,094,387 24.28 -1.73%
1974 27,568,041 25.03 -1.64%
1973 28,024,665 25.78 -1.53%
1972 28,456,270 26.55 -1.52%
1971 28,891,218 27.33 -0.65%
1970 29,080,026 28.12 -1.57%
1969 29,539,247 28.90 -1.49%
1968 29,984,105 29.68 -1.53%
1967 30,447,114 30.48 -1.59%
1966 30,936,409 31.30 -1.73%
1965 31,475,896 32.13 -1.67%
1964 32,005,123 33.03 -1.67%
1963 32,544,624 33.94 -1.66%
1962 33,089,846 34.86 -1.71%
1961 33,659,463 35.79 -1.70%
1960 34,236,372 36.73 %