Japan Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Japan population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Japan in 2025 is 322.67 people per square kilometer, a 0.55% decline from 2024.
  • The population density of Japan in 2024 was 324.45 people per square kilometer, a 0.54% decline from 2023.
  • The population density of Japan in 2023 was 326.20 people per square kilometer, a 0.53% decline from 2022.
  • The population density of Japan in 2022 was 327.94 people per square kilometer, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Macao 23,439.03
Singapore 8,434.27
Hong Kong 6,756.57
Gibraltar 3,274.20
Bahrain 1,938.05
Malta 1,682.18
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,306.00
Barbados 657.16
Aruba 589.13
San Marino 559.72
South Korea 515.05
Monaco 481.19
Curacao 436.57
Israel 428.13
Netherlands 426.63
Belgium 384.69
Puerto Rico 369.26
Guam 324.56
Japan 322.67
Trinidad and Tobago 300.38
United Kingdom 279.88
Cayman Islands 266.84
Luxembourg 257.95
Liechtenstein 250.31
Kuwait 246.19
Qatar 239.97
Seychelles 236.62
Germany 232.67
Antigua and Barbuda 216.63
Switzerland 215.66
British Virgin Islands 213.23
Italy 193.73
Andorra 171.44
Isle of Man 149.27
Denmark 139.06
Cyprus 137.99
Poland 126.70
France 118.38
Portugal 110.58
Northern Mariana Islands 109.25
Austria 107.23
Hungary 106.10
Slovenia 103.41
UAE 97.98
Spain 93.73
French Polynesia 90.41
Greece 77.78
Ireland 72.86
Panama 60.90
Turks and Caicos Islands 49.26
Croatia 45.01
Lithuania 40.87
Palau 39.23
Faroe Islands 38.41
United States 34.95
Bahamas 30.10
Estonia 29.00
Latvia 27.72
Chile 26.02
Sweden 20.31
New Zealand 19.84
Uruguay 19.43
Saudi Arabia 17.67
Argentina 16.67
Finland 16.41
New Caledonia 16.09
Oman 15.45
Bermuda 14.87
Norway 8.88
Canada 3.99
Iceland 3.69
Australia 3.48
Greenland 0.14
Taiwan 0.00
Japan - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 322.67 -0.55%
2024 324.45 -0.54%
2023 326.20 -0.53%
2022 327.94 -0.53%
2021 329.69 -0.50%
2020 331.36 -0.43%
2019 332.81 -0.37%
2018 334.04 -0.32%
2017 335.11 -0.26%
2016 335.99 -0.20%
2015 336.67 -0.18%
2014 337.27 -0.16%
2013 337.80 -0.14%
2012 338.26 -0.12%
2011 338.67 -0.08%
2010 338.93 -0.01%
2009 338.96 0.03%
2008 338.86 0.06%
2007 338.67 0.08%
2006 338.39 0.08%
2005 338.12 0.10%
2004 337.78 0.13%
2003 337.33 0.16%
2002 336.80 0.19%
2001 336.18 0.21%
2000 335.49 0.20%
1999 334.83 0.20%
1998 334.18 0.22%
1997 333.43 0.24%
1996 332.64 0.23%
1995 331.86 0.25%
1994 331.03 0.27%
1993 330.13 0.27%
1992 329.24 0.30%
1991 328.26 0.31%
1990 327.24 0.34%
1989 326.14 0.38%
1988 324.89 0.43%
1987 323.49 0.46%
1986 322.01 0.49%
1985 320.45 0.54%
1984 318.73 0.57%
1983 316.94 0.58%
1982 315.10 0.60%
1981 313.21 0.65%
1980 311.20 0.74%
1979 308.93 0.83%
1978 306.40 0.91%
1977 303.63 1.00%
1976 300.62 1.08%
1975 297.41 1.18%
1974 293.94 1.30%
1973 290.18 1.35%
1972 286.32 1.34%
1971 282.53 1.30%
1970 278.90 1.26%
1969 275.42 1.25%
1968 272.03 1.27%
1967 268.61 1.06%
1966 265.81 1.00%
1965 263.17 1.17%
1964 260.12 1.10%
1963 257.29 1.02%
1962 254.70 0.96%
1961 252.28 0.94%
1960 249.93 0.95%
1959 247.58 0.98%
1958 245.18 0.91%
1957 242.98 0.90%
1956 240.82 1.03%
1955 238.35 1.12%
1954 235.71 1.18%
1953 232.97 1.31%
1952 229.97 1.45%
1951 226.69 1.58%
1950 223.17 0.00%