Japan Total Population (2025)
Japan's Total Population: 123,366,734 persons in 2025, -0.5% YoY. World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL), 1960–2025.
Japan (2025)
123,366,734
persons
-0.5% YoY
YoY Change
-0.5%
Trend
down
Series length
66
years of data
Data
| 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 | +0.02% |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | -0.01% |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | +0.05% |
| 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 -0.5%. Across 1960–2025 the series ranges from 93,216,000 persons in 1960 to 128,070,000 persons in 2010.
This page tracks total population in Japan.
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. 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 1960–2025 (66 observations).
The series peaked at 128,070,000 persons in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 93,216,000 persons in 1960. The latest reading is 123,366,734 persons in 2025. The latest change was -0.5%.