Japan (2025)
123,366,734
persons
-0.5% YoY
YoY Change
-0.5%
persons
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Japan Total Population (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year persons YoY Change
2025 123,366,734 -0.5%
2024 123,975,371 -0.4%
2023 124,516,650 -0.5%
2022 125,124,989 -0.4%
2021 125,681,593 -0.5%
2020 126,261,000 -0.3%
2019 126,633,000 -0.1%
2018 126,811,000 -0.1%
2017 126,972,000 -0.1%
2016 127,076,000 -0.1%
2015 127,141,000 -0.1%
2014 127,276,000 -0.1%
2013 127,445,000 -0.1%
2012 127,629,000 -0.2%
2011 127,833,000 -0.2%
2010 128,070,000 unchanged
2009 128,047,000 unchanged
2008 128,063,000 unchanged
2007 128,001,000 +0.1%
2006 127,854,000 +0.1%

About this Dataset

Japan recorded 123,366,734 persons in 2025. The latest change was -608,637. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 112,775,000 in 1976 to 128,070,000 in 2010.

This page tracks total population in Japan from 1990 to present. Show growth curve, identify decade-by-decade growth rates, and compare to regional neighbors.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total population in Japan from 1990 to present. Show growth curve, identify decade-by-decade growth rates, and compare to regional neighbors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 128,070,000 persons in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 112,775,000 in 1976. The latest reading of 123,366,734 in 2025 represents a change of -608,637.