Japan — Population

millions · Annual · 1800–2030 · 231 observations

About this series

Population is the estimated number of people in a country at the series' reference date. This series reports that count in millions.

Japan's population reading was 123.12M people in 2025. The period change from 123.75M people in 2024 was −0.51%.

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  • Annual data, 1800–2030
  • Monthly data, 2010–2026
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
2030120.45M people
2029120.45M people
2028121.46M people
2027122.46M people
2026122.46M people
15 earlier values
2025123.12M people
2024123.75M people
2023124.35M people
2022124.95M people
2021125.50M people
2020125.71M people
2019126.17M people
2018126.44M people
2017126.71M people
2016126.93M people
2015127.11M people
2014127.26M people
2013127.33M people
2012127.55M people
2011127.83M people

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.