Japan Population Growth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of Japan population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Japan in 2025 is 121,960,408, a 0.55% decline from 2024.
  • The population of Japan in 2024 was 122,631,432, a 0.54% decline from 2023.
  • The population of Japan in 2023 was 123,294,513, a 0.53% decline from 2022.
  • The population of Japan in 2022 was 123,951,692, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2025 Population Growth Rate
United States 343,603,404
Japan 121,960,408
Germany 83,199,069
United Kingdom 68,180,606
France 65,003,384
Italy 58,518,843
South Korea 51,690,479
Spain 47,420,024
Argentina 46,337,520
Poland 39,616,730
Canada 39,431,447
Saudi Arabia 37,989,969
Australia 26,958,054
Taiwan 23,974,031
Chile 19,690,323
Netherlands 17,722,333
Belgium 11,744,521
Sweden 10,733,867
Greece 10,263,298
Portugal 10,198,116
Hungary 9,870,870
UAE 9,665,319
Israel 9,448,781
Austria 8,994,123
Switzerland 8,904,610
Hong Kong 7,499,791
Singapore 6,089,541
Denmark 5,968,467
Norway 5,554,468
Finland 5,553,985
New Zealand 5,310,695
Ireland 5,120,867
Oman 4,780,706
Panama 4,586,672
Kuwait 4,387,109
Croatia 3,964,392
Uruguay 3,423,454
Puerto Rico 3,275,311
Qatar 2,757,220
Lithuania 2,668,446
Slovenia 2,117,762
Latvia 1,790,796
Trinidad and Tobago 1,540,943
Bahrain 1,511,676
Estonia 1,314,900
Cyprus 1,276,508
Macao 721,922
Luxembourg 668,100
Malta 538,297
Bahamas 417,790
Iceland 380,010
French Polynesia 313,810
New Caledonia 298,873
Barbados 282,580
Curacao 193,837
Guam 175,263
Seychelles 108,844
Aruba 106,043
Antigua and Barbuda 95,319
Isle of Man 85,082
Andorra 80,578
Cayman Islands 70,445
Bermuda 63,778
Greenland 56,916
Faroe Islands 53,623
Northern Mariana Islands 50,255
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,797
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,404
Liechtenstein 40,050
Monaco 36,051
San Marino 33,583
Gibraltar 32,742
British Virgin Islands 31,984
Palau 18,044
Japan - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2025 121,960,408 -0.55%
2024 122,631,432 -0.54%
2023 123,294,513 -0.53%
2022 123,951,692 -0.53%
2021 124,612,530 -0.50%
2020 125,244,761 -0.43%
2019 125,791,677 -0.37%
2018 126,255,866 -0.32%
2017 126,662,472 -0.26%
2016 126,993,857 -0.20%
2015 127,250,933 -0.18%
2014 127,476,735 -0.16%
2013 127,678,924 -0.14%
2012 127,853,688 -0.12%
2011 128,007,257 -0.08%
2010 128,105,431 -0.01%
2009 128,117,042 0.03%
2008 128,077,633 0.06%
2007 128,006,426 0.08%
2006 127,902,167 0.08%
2005 127,798,373 0.10%
2004 127,671,288 0.13%
2003 127,502,352 0.16%
2002 127,301,750 0.19%
2001 127,065,731 0.21%
2000 126,803,861 0.20%
1999 126,555,063 0.20%
1998 126,308,390 0.22%
1997 126,027,985 0.24%
1996 125,726,223 0.23%
1995 125,433,969 0.25%
1994 125,119,269 0.27%
1993 124,779,576 0.27%
1992 124,444,693 0.30%
1991 124,073,993 0.31%
1990 123,686,321 0.34%
1989 123,270,648 0.38%
1988 122,798,302 0.43%
1987 122,268,885 0.46%
1986 121,710,305 0.49%
1985 121,119,031 0.54%
1984 120,470,727 0.57%
1983 119,793,752 0.58%
1982 119,098,142 0.60%
1981 118,385,723 0.65%
1980 117,624,196 0.74%
1979 116,765,509 0.83%
1978 115,809,525 0.91%
1977 114,761,516 1.00%
1976 113,624,865 1.08%
1975 112,411,640 1.18%
1974 111,100,023 1.30%
1973 109,679,470 1.35%
1972 108,220,404 1.34%
1971 106,789,355 1.30%
1970 105,416,839 1.26%
1969 104,102,077 1.25%
1968 102,819,279 1.27%
1967 101,527,852 1.06%
1966 100,466,907 1.00%
1965 99,468,746 1.17%
1964 98,319,344 1.10%
1963 97,246,712 1.02%
1962 96,267,883 0.96%
1961 95,355,458 0.94%
1960 94,464,839 0.95%
1959 93,575,985 0.98%
1958 92,671,295 0.91%
1957 91,837,665 0.90%
1956 91,021,560 1.03%
1955 90,090,281 1.12%
1954 89,093,019 1.18%
1953 88,057,140 1.31%
1952 86,921,764 1.45%
1951 85,683,474 1.58%
1950 84,353,049 0.00%