Japan Population Growth Rate 1961-2025

Japan population growth rate for 2023 was -0.49%, a 0.04% decline from 2022.
  • Japan population growth rate for 2022 was -0.44%, a 0.02% increase from 2021.
  • Japan population growth rate for 2021 was -0.46%, a 0.17% decline from 2020.
  • Japan population growth rate for 2020 was -0.29%, a 0.15% decline from 2019.
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.