| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 18 Aug 2024 |
The current population of Japan is 123,579,988 as of October 08, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Japan is projected at 123,753,041, or 123.75 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Japan is projected at 124,370,947, or 124.37 million people for the year 2023.
Japan is the sixth-most populous country in Asia and is in the 12th position in the world on the list of 237 countries and territories.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 124,071,179 | 123,753,041 | -636,276 | -0.514 | 1.52 |
| 2025 | 123,434,903 | 123,103,479 | -662,848 | -0.538 | 1.50 |
| 2026 | 122,772,055 | 122,427,731 | -688,648 | -0.562 | 1.47 |
| 2027 | 122,083,407 | 121,732,341 | -702,133 | -0.577 | 1.45 |
| 2028 | 121,381,274 | 121,024,348 | -713,852 | -0.590 | 1.43 |
| 2029 | 120,667,422 | 120,308,089 | -718,666 | -0.597 | 1.41 |
| 2030 | 119,948,756 | 119,584,121 | -729,269 | -0.610 | 1.40 |
| 2031 | 119,219,487 | 118,852,085 | -734,804 | -0.618 | 1.38 |
| 2032 | 118,484,683 | 118,114,140 | -741,085 | -0.627 | 1.36 |
| 2033 | 117,743,598 | 117,372,474 | -742,248 | -0.632 | 1.34 |
| 2034 | 117,001,350 | 116,626,751 | -749,198 | -0.642 | 1.32 |
| 2035 | 116,252,152 | 115,876,149 | -752,006 | -0.649 | 1.30 |
| 2036 | 115,500,146 | 115,125,565 | -749,161 | -0.651 | 1.29 |
| 2037 | 114,750,985 | 114,377,401 | -747,168 | -0.653 | 1.27 |
| 2038 | 114,003,817 | 113,633,614 | -740,406 | -0.652 | 1.25 |
| 2039 | 113,263,411 | 112,894,531 | -737,759 | -0.653 | 1.24 |
| 2040 | 112,525,652 | 112,158,303 | -734,697 | -0.655 | 1.22 |
| 2041 | 111,790,955 | 111,422,443 | -737,024 | -0.661 | 1.21 |
| 2042 | 111,053,931 | 110,692,357 | -723,147 | -0.653 | 1.19 |
| 2043 | 110,330,784 | 109,972,381 | -716,806 | -0.652 | 1.18 |
| 2044 | 109,613,978 | 109,259,529 | -708,899 | -0.649 | 1.16 |
| 2045 | 108,905,079 | 108,551,995 | -706,169 | -0.651 | 1.15 |
| 2046 | 108,198,910 | 107,850,580 | -696,659 | -0.646 | 1.14 |
| 2047 | 107,502,251 | 107,157,970 | -688,562 | -0.643 | 1.12 |
| 2048 | 106,813,689 | 106,474,329 | -678,720 | -0.637 | 1.11 |
| 2049 | 106,134,969 | 105,796,844 | -676,250 | -0.639 | 1.10 |
| 2050 | 105,458,719 | 105,123,167 | -671,103 | -0.638 | 1.09 |
| 2051 | 104,787,616 | 104,452,458 | -670,315 | -0.642 | 1.08 |
| 2052 | 104,117,301 | 103,778,130 | -678,342 | -0.654 | 1.07 |
| 2053 | 103,438,959 | 103,100,887 | -676,143 | -0.656 | 1.05 |
| 2054 | 102,762,816 | 102,415,685 | -694,262 | -0.678 | 1.04 |
| 2055 | 102,068,554 | 101,721,352 | -694,404 | -0.683 | 1.03 |
| 2056 | 101,374,150 | 101,018,742 | -710,816 | -0.704 | 1.02 |
| 2057 | 100,663,334 | 100,304,740 | -717,187 | -0.715 | 1.01 |
| 2058 | 99,946,147 | 99,583,491 | -725,312 | -0.728 | 1.00 |
| 2059 | 99,220,835 | 98,848,887 | -743,896 | -0.753 | 0.99 |
| 2060 | 98,476,939 | 98,103,219 | -747,441 | -0.762 | 0.98 |
| 2061 | 97,729,498 | 97,353,646 | -751,704 | -0.772 | 0.97 |
| 2062 | 96,977,794 | 96,600,090 | -755,409 | -0.782 | 0.96 |
| 2063 | 96,222,385 | 95,843,769 | -757,233 | -0.790 | 0.95 |
| 2064 | 95,465,152 | 95,085,857 | -758,589 | -0.798 | 0.94 |
| 2065 | 94,706,563 | 94,324,173 | -764,780 | -0.811 | 0.93 |
| 2066 | 93,941,783 | 93,563,620 | -756,326 | -0.808 | 0.92 |
| 2067 | 93,185,457 | 92,812,404 | -746,106 | -0.804 | 0.92 |
| 2068 | 92,439,351 | 92,067,791 | -743,121 | -0.807 | 0.91 |
| 2069 | 91,696,230 | 91,332,807 | -726,847 | -0.796 | 0.90 |
| 2070 | 90,969,383 | 90,611,771 | -715,224 | -0.789 | 0.89 |
| 2071 | 90,254,159 | 89,911,340 | -685,638 | -0.763 | 0.88 |
| 2072 | 89,568,521 | 89,235,968 | -665,106 | -0.745 | 0.87 |
| 2073 | 88,903,415 | 88,580,981 | -644,869 | -0.728 | 0.87 |
| 2074 | 88,258,546 | 87,952,001 | -613,089 | -0.697 | 0.86 |
| 2075 | 87,645,457 | 87,352,846 | -585,221 | -0.670 | 0.85 |
| 2076 | 87,060,236 | 86,780,662 | -559,148 | -0.644 | 0.85 |
| 2077 | 86,501,088 | 86,232,702 | -536,772 | -0.622 | 0.84 |
| 2078 | 85,964,316 | 85,708,776 | -511,081 | -0.596 | 0.83 |
| 2079 | 85,453,235 | 85,209,307 | -487,856 | -0.573 | 0.83 |
| 2080 | 84,965,379 | 84,729,966 | -470,827 | -0.556 | 0.82 |
| 2081 | 84,494,552 | 84,269,889 | -449,327 | -0.533 | 0.82 |
| 2082 | 84,045,225 | 83,826,897 | -436,656 | -0.521 | 0.81 |
| 2083 | 83,608,569 | 83,397,932 | -421,273 | -0.505 | 0.81 |
| 2084 | 83,187,296 | 82,980,374 | -413,844 | -0.499 | 0.81 |
| 2085 | 82,773,452 | 82,570,777 | -405,350 | -0.491 | 0.80 |
| 2086 | 82,368,102 | 82,169,887 | -396,430 | -0.482 | 0.80 |
| 2087 | 81,971,672 | 81,778,184 | -386,976 | -0.473 | 0.80 |
| 2088 | 81,584,696 | 81,393,977 | -381,437 | -0.469 | 0.79 |
| 2089 | 81,203,259 | 81,013,197 | -380,123 | -0.469 | 0.79 |
| 2090 | 80,823,136 | 80,634,393 | -377,486 | -0.468 | 0.79 |
| 2091 | 80,445,650 | 80,257,724 | -375,852 | -0.468 | 0.78 |
| 2092 | 80,069,798 | 79,879,696 | -380,204 | -0.476 | 0.78 |
| 2093 | 79,689,594 | 79,500,582 | -378,024 | -0.475 | 0.78 |
| 2094 | 79,311,570 | 79,123,885 | -375,370 | -0.474 | 0.77 |
| 2095 | 78,936,200 | 78,747,739 | -376,922 | -0.479 | 0.77 |
| 2096 | 78,559,278 | 78,369,011 | -380,533 | -0.486 | 0.77 |
| 2097 | 78,178,745 | 77,990,635 | -376,220 | -0.482 | 0.76 |
| 2098 | 77,802,525 | 77,612,885 | -379,280 | -0.489 | 0.76 |
| 2099 | 77,423,245 | 77,230,867 | -384,757 | -0.498 | 0.76 |
| 2100 | 77,038,488 | 76,845,989 | -384,998 | -0.501 | 0.75 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 85,696,541 | 86,443,277 | 1,493,471 | 1.728 | 3.47 |
| 1951 | 87,190,012 | 87,849,926 | 1,319,828 | 1.502 | 3.46 |
| 1952 | 88,509,840 | 89,135,132 | 1,250,583 | 1.403 | 3.45 |
| 1953 | 89,760,423 | 90,324,184 | 1,127,522 | 1.248 | 3.43 |
| 1954 | 90,887,945 | 91,407,673 | 1,039,455 | 1.137 | 3.40 |
| 1955 | 91,927,400 | 92,425,478 | 996,156 | 1.078 | 3.37 |
| 1956 | 92,923,556 | 93,342,008 | 836,903 | 0.897 | 3.34 |
| 1957 | 93,760,459 | 94,108,977 | 697,035 | 0.741 | 3.30 |
| 1958 | 94,457,494 | 94,846,957 | 778,925 | 0.821 | 3.26 |
| 1959 | 95,236,419 | 95,622,978 | 773,118 | 0.809 | 3.22 |
| 1960 | 96,009,537 | 96,399,754 | 780,433 | 0.810 | 3.20 |
| 1961 | 96,789,970 | 97,217,594 | 855,247 | 0.880 | 3.17 |
| 1962 | 97,645,217 | 98,076,405 | 862,377 | 0.879 | 3.14 |
| 1963 | 98,507,594 | 98,958,231 | 901,274 | 0.911 | 3.10 |
| 1964 | 99,408,868 | 99,890,178 | 962,620 | 0.964 | 3.06 |
| 1965 | 100,371,488 | 100,916,019 | 1,089,063 | 1.079 | 3.03 |
| 1966 | 101,460,551 | 101,887,835 | 854,568 | 0.839 | 2.99 |
| 1967 | 102,315,119 | 102,965,527 | 1,300,817 | 1.263 | 2.96 |
| 1968 | 103,615,936 | 104,237,471 | 1,243,070 | 1.193 | 2.94 |
| 1969 | 104,859,006 | 105,475,170 | 1,232,327 | 1.168 | 2.91 |
| 1970 | 106,091,333 | 106,712,368 | 1,242,070 | 1.164 | 2.89 |
| 1971 | 107,333,403 | 107,952,030 | 1,237,253 | 1.146 | 2.86 |
| 1972 | 108,570,656 | 109,238,955 | 1,336,598 | 1.224 | 2.84 |
| 1973 | 109,907,254 | 110,614,736 | 1,414,965 | 1.279 | 2.82 |
| 1974 | 111,322,219 | 112,009,694 | 1,374,950 | 1.228 | 2.80 |
| 1975 | 112,697,169 | 113,321,196 | 1,248,054 | 1.101 | 2.78 |
| 1976 | 113,945,223 | 114,502,795 | 1,115,145 | 0.974 | 2.76 |
| 1977 | 115,060,368 | 115,574,277 | 1,027,818 | 0.889 | 2.74 |
| 1978 | 116,088,186 | 116,576,944 | 977,517 | 0.839 | 2.72 |
| 1979 | 117,065,703 | 117,521,556 | 911,706 | 0.776 | 2.69 |
| 1980 | 117,977,409 | 118,358,756 | 762,694 | 0.644 | 2.66 |
| 1981 | 118,740,103 | 118,994,053 | 507,901 | 0.427 | 2.63 |
| 1982 | 119,248,004 | 119,485,775 | 475,542 | 0.398 | 2.59 |
| 1983 | 119,723,546 | 119,948,947 | 450,801 | 0.376 | 2.55 |
| 1984 | 120,174,347 | 120,384,394 | 420,094 | 0.349 | 2.52 |
| 1985 | 120,594,441 | 120,832,163 | 475,445 | 0.393 | 2.48 |
| 1986 | 121,069,886 | 121,366,735 | 593,697 | 0.489 | 2.45 |
| 1987 | 121,663,583 | 121,943,587 | 560,008 | 0.459 | 2.41 |
| 1988 | 122,223,591 | 122,476,952 | 506,723 | 0.414 | 2.38 |
| 1989 | 122,730,314 | 122,947,413 | 434,198 | 0.353 | 2.35 |
| 1990 | 123,164,512 | 123,399,765 | 470,505 | 0.381 | 2.32 |
| 1991 | 123,635,017 | 123,889,871 | 509,707 | 0.411 | 2.29 |
| 1992 | 124,144,724 | 124,383,708 | 477,967 | 0.384 | 2.26 |
| 1993 | 124,622,691 | 124,839,958 | 434,534 | 0.348 | 2.23 |
| 1994 | 125,057,225 | 125,286,860 | 459,271 | 0.367 | 2.21 |
| 1995 | 125,516,496 | 125,672,665 | 312,338 | 0.249 | 2.18 |
| 1996 | 125,828,834 | 125,975,302 | 292,936 | 0.233 | 2.16 |
| 1997 | 126,121,770 | 126,265,929 | 288,318 | 0.228 | 2.13 |
| 1998 | 126,410,088 | 126,549,181 | 278,186 | 0.220 | 2.11 |
| 1999 | 126,688,274 | 126,801,564 | 226,580 | 0.179 | 2.08 |
| 2000 | 126,914,854 | 127,027,789 | 225,870 | 0.178 | 2.06 |
| 2001 | 127,140,724 | 127,260,148 | 238,848 | 0.188 | 2.03 |
| 2002 | 127,379,572 | 127,484,598 | 210,052 | 0.165 | 2.01 |
| 2003 | 127,589,624 | 127,671,251 | 163,255 | 0.128 | 1.99 |
| 2004 | 127,752,879 | 127,815,774 | 125,790 | 0.098 | 1.97 |
| 2005 | 127,878,669 | 127,913,330 | 69,323 | 0.054 | 1.94 |
| 2006 | 127,947,992 | 127,997,247 | 98,511 | 0.077 | 1.92 |
| 2007 | 128,046,503 | 128,087,682 | 82,358 | 0.064 | 1.90 |
| 2008 | 128,128,861 | 128,155,990 | 54,258 | 0.042 | 1.87 |
| 2009 | 128,183,119 | 128,192,470 | 18,701 | 0.015 | 1.85 |
| 2010 | 128,201,820 | 128,185,275 | -33,090 | -0.026 | 1.83 |
| 2011 | 128,168,730 | 128,096,432 | -144,595 | -0.113 | 1.80 |
| 2012 | 128,024,135 | 127,928,285 | -191,700 | -0.150 | 1.78 |
| 2013 | 127,832,435 | 127,723,645 | -217,579 | -0.170 | 1.75 |
| 2014 | 127,614,856 | 127,486,605 | -256,503 | -0.201 | 1.73 |
| 2015 | 127,358,353 | 127,275,872 | -164,961 | -0.130 | 1.70 |
| 2016 | 127,193,392 | 127,159,951 | -66,882 | -0.053 | 1.68 |
| 2017 | 127,126,510 | 127,064,690 | -123,640 | -0.097 | 1.66 |
| 2018 | 127,002,870 | 126,913,432 | -178,875 | -0.141 | 1.64 |
| 2019 | 126,823,995 | 126,699,424 | -249,143 | -0.197 | 1.62 |
| 2020 | 126,574,852 | 126,304,543 | -540,618 | -0.428 | 1.60 |
| 2021 | 126,034,234 | 125,679,338 | -709,792 | -0.565 | 1.58 |
| 2022 | 125,324,442 | 124,997,578 | -653,728 | -0.523 | 1.56 |
| 2023 | 124,670,714 | 124,370,947 | -599,535 | -0.482 | 1.54 |