Japan - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Japan was 125,836,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 128,070,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 93,216,000 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 93,216,000
1961 94,055,000
1962 94,933,000
1963 95,900,000
1964 96,903,000
1965 97,952,000
1966 98,851,000
1967 99,879,000
1968 101,011,000
1969 102,219,000
1970 103,403,000
1971 105,697,000
1972 107,188,000
1973 108,707,000
1974 110,162,000
1975 111,573,000
1976 112,775,000
1977 113,872,000
1978 114,913,000
1979 115,890,000
1980 116,807,000
1981 117,661,000
1982 118,480,000
1983 119,307,000
1984 120,083,000
1985 120,837,000
1986 121,482,000
1987 122,069,000
1988 122,578,000
1989 123,069,000
1990 123,478,000
1991 123,964,000
1992 124,425,000
1993 124,829,000
1994 125,178,000
1995 125,472,000
1996 125,757,000
1997 126,057,000
1998 126,400,000
1999 126,631,000
2000 126,843,000
2001 127,149,000
2002 127,445,000
2003 127,718,000
2004 127,761,000
2005 127,773,000
2006 127,854,000
2007 128,001,000
2008 128,063,000
2009 128,047,000
2010 128,070,000
2011 127,833,000
2012 127,629,000
2013 127,445,000
2014 127,276,000
2015 127,141,000
2016 126,994,500
2017 126,785,800
2018 126,529,100
2019 126,264,900
2020 125,836,000

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Japan was 64,395,670 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65,426,530 in 2010 and a minimum value of 47,332,160 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 47,332,160
1961 47,756,380
1962 48,202,140
1963 48,693,360
1964 49,201,210
1965 49,729,420
1966 50,178,000
1967 50,689,010
1968 51,250,350
1969 51,848,830
1970 52,434,590
1971 53,582,620
1972 54,323,040
1973 55,078,120
1974 55,802,300
1975 56,506,490
1976 57,107,600
1977 57,658,270
1978 58,182,890
1979 58,676,700
1980 59,141,250
1981 59,574,780
1982 59,991,750
1983 60,414,540
1984 60,814,100
1985 61,205,660
1986 61,545,490
1987 61,859,030
1988 62,134,980
1989 62,402,140
1990 62,626,960
1991 62,889,470
1992 63,138,400
1993 63,358,630
1994 63,552,820
1995 63,722,120
1996 63,890,190
1997 64,068,680
1998 64,270,950
1999 64,416,940
2000 64,552,940
2001 64,736,060
2002 64,913,530
2003 65,078,800
2004 65,126,620
2005 65,158,460
2006 65,225,370
2007 65,325,530
2008 65,381,230
2009 65,395,180
2010 65,426,530
2011 65,322,320
2012 65,232,460
2013 65,150,800
2014 65,075,450
2015 65,016,720
2016 64,951,470
2017 64,853,780
2018 64,731,350
2019 64,605,360
2020 64,395,670

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Japan was 51.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.63 in 1979.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.78
1961 50.77
1962 50.77
1963 50.78
1964 50.77
1965 50.77
1966 50.76
1967 50.75
1968 50.74
1969 50.72
1970 50.71
1971 50.69
1972 50.68
1973 50.67
1974 50.65
1975 50.65
1976 50.64
1977 50.63
1978 50.63
1979 50.63
1980 50.63
1981 50.63
1982 50.63
1983 50.64
1984 50.64
1985 50.65
1986 50.66
1987 50.68
1988 50.69
1989 50.71
1990 50.72
1991 50.73
1992 50.74
1993 50.76
1994 50.77
1995 50.79
1996 50.80
1997 50.83
1998 50.85
1999 50.87
2000 50.89
2001 50.91
2002 50.93
2003 50.96
2004 50.98
2005 51.00
2006 51.02
2007 51.04
2008 51.05
2009 51.07
2010 51.09
2011 51.10
2012 51.11
2013 51.12
2014 51.13
2015 51.14
2016 51.15
2017 51.15
2018 51.16
2019 51.17
2020 51.17

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Japan was 61,440,350 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62,681,770 in 2008 and a minimum value of 45,883,840 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 45,883,840
1961 46,298,620
1962 46,730,860
1963 47,206,640
1964 47,701,790
1965 48,222,580
1966 48,673,000
1967 49,189,990
1968 49,760,650
1969 50,370,170
1970 50,968,410
1971 52,114,380
1972 52,864,960
1973 53,628,880
1974 54,359,700
1975 55,066,510
1976 55,667,400
1977 56,213,730
1978 56,730,110
1979 57,213,300
1980 57,665,750
1981 58,086,220
1982 58,488,250
1983 58,892,460
1984 59,268,900
1985 59,631,340
1986 59,936,510
1987 60,209,970
1988 60,443,020
1989 60,666,860
1990 60,851,040
1991 61,074,530
1992 61,286,600
1993 61,470,370
1994 61,625,180
1995 61,749,880
1996 61,866,810
1997 61,988,320
1998 62,129,050
1999 62,214,060
2000 62,290,060
2001 62,412,940
2002 62,531,470
2003 62,639,200
2004 62,634,380
2005 62,614,540
2006 62,628,630
2007 62,675,470
2008 62,681,770
2009 62,651,820
2010 62,643,470
2011 62,510,680
2012 62,396,540
2013 62,294,200
2014 62,200,550
2015 62,124,280
2016 62,043,040
2017 61,932,020
2018 61,797,750
2019 61,659,570
2020 61,440,350

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Japan was 48.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.37 in 1979, while its lowest value was 48.83 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.22
1961 49.23
1962 49.23
1963 49.22
1964 49.23
1965 49.23
1966 49.24
1967 49.25
1968 49.26
1969 49.28
1970 49.29
1971 49.31
1972 49.32
1973 49.33
1974 49.35
1975 49.35
1976 49.36
1977 49.37
1978 49.37
1979 49.37
1980 49.37
1981 49.37
1982 49.37
1983 49.36
1984 49.36
1985 49.35
1986 49.34
1987 49.32
1988 49.31
1989 49.29
1990 49.28
1991 49.27
1992 49.26
1993 49.24
1994 49.23
1995 49.21
1996 49.20
1997 49.17
1998 49.15
1999 49.13
2000 49.11
2001 49.09
2002 49.07
2003 49.04
2004 49.02
2005 49.00
2006 48.98
2007 48.96
2008 48.95
2009 48.93
2010 48.91
2011 48.90
2012 48.89
2013 48.88
2014 48.87
2015 48.86
2016 48.85
2017 48.85
2018 48.84
2019 48.83
2020 48.83

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population