Japan
Population in Japan
Population in Japan: 86.4 million people in 1950 and 124 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 124 million people
- Since 1950
- +38 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 12 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 76.9 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 76.9 million people in 2100, between 47.8 million people and 113 million people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 128 million people in 2008, the lowest 86.4 million people in 1950.
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 28 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 124 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 125 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 126 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 126 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 127 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 127 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 127 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 127 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 127 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 128 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 128 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 128 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 128 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 128 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 128 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 128 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 128 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 128 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 128 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 128 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 128 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 128 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 127 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 127 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 127 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 127 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 126 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 126 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 126 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 125 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 125 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 124 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 124 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 123 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 123 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 123 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 122 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 121 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 121 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 120 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 120 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 120 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 119 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 118 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 118 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 117 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 116 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 115 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 113 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 112 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 111 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 109 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 108 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 107 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 106 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 104 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 103 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 102 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 101 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 99.9 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 99 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 98.1 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 97.2 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 96.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 95.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 94.9 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 94.1 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 93.3 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 92.4 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 91.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 90.3 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 89.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 87.9 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 86.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 83.3 million | – |
| 1948 | 82.2 million | – |
| 1947 | 81 million | – |
| 1946 | 79.9 million | – |
| 1945 | 78.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 77.7 million | – |
| 1943 | 76.7 million | – |
| 1942 | 75.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 74.6 million | – |
| 1940 | 73.6 million | – |
| 1939 | 72.6 million | – |
| 1938 | 71.7 million | – |
| 1937 | 70.8 million | – |
| 1936 | 69.9 million | – |
| 1935 | 69 million | – |
| 1934 | 68.1 million | – |
| 1933 | 67.2 million | – |
| 1932 | 66.4 million | – |
| 1931 | 65.5 million | – |
| 1930 | 64.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 63.8 million | – |
| 1928 | 62.9 million | – |
| 1927 | 62.1 million | – |
| 1926 | 61.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 60.3 million | – |
| 1924 | 59.5 million | – |
| 1923 | 58.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 57.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 57.1 million | – |
| 1920 | 56.3 million | – |
| 1919 | 55.6 million | – |
| 1918 | 54.9 million | – |
| 1917 | 54.3 million | – |
| 1916 | 53.6 million | – |
| 1915 | 53 million | – |
| 1914 | 52.3 million | – |
| 1913 | 51.7 million | – |
| 1912 | 51.1 million | – |
| 1911 | 50.5 million | – |
| 1910 | 49.9 million | – |
| 1909 | 49.3 million | – |
| 1908 | 48.7 million | – |
| 1907 | 48.2 million | – |
| 1906 | 47.6 million | – |
| 1905 | 47 million | – |
| 1904 | 46.5 million | – |
| 1903 | 46 million | – |
| 1902 | 45.4 million | – |
| 1901 | 44.9 million | – |
| 1900 | 44.4 million | – |
| 1899 | 44 million | – |
| 1898 | 43.5 million | – |
| 1897 | 43.1 million | – |
| 1896 | 42.7 million | – |
| 1895 | 42.3 million | – |
| 1894 | 41.9 million | – |
| 1893 | 41.5 million | – |
| 1892 | 41.1 million | – |
| 1891 | 40.7 million | – |
| 1890 | 40.3 million | – |
| 1889 | 39.9 million | – |
| 1888 | 39.6 million | – |
| 1887 | 39.2 million | – |
| 1886 | 38.9 million | – |
| 1885 | 38.6 million | – |
| 1884 | 38.2 million | – |
| 1883 | 37.9 million | – |
| 1882 | 37.6 million | – |
| 1881 | 37.3 million | – |
| 1880 | 37 million | – |
| 1879 | 36.7 million | – |
| 1878 | 36.4 million | – |
| 1877 | 36.2 million | – |
| 1876 | 36 million | – |
| 1875 | 35.7 million | – |
| 1874 | 35.5 million | – |
| 1873 | 35.2 million | – |
| 1872 | 35 million | – |
| 1871 | 34.8 million | – |
| 1870 | 34.6 million | – |
| 1869 | 34.4 million | – |
| 1868 | 34.3 million | – |
| 1867 | 34.1 million | – |
| 1866 | 34 million | – |
| 1865 | 33.9 million | – |
| 1864 | 33.7 million | – |
| 1863 | 33.6 million | – |
| 1862 | 33.5 million | – |
| 1861 | 33.4 million | – |
| 1860 | 33.2 million | – |
| 1859 | 33.1 million | – |
| 1858 | 33 million | – |
| 1857 | 32.9 million | – |
| 1856 | 32.7 million | – |
| 1855 | 32.6 million | – |
| 1854 | 32.5 million | – |
| 1853 | 32.4 million | – |
| 1852 | 32.2 million | – |
| 1851 | 32.1 million | – |
| 1850 | 32.1 million | – |
| 1849 | 32 million | – |
| 1848 | 31.9 million | – |
| 1847 | 31.9 million | – |
| 1846 | 31.9 million | – |
| 1845 | 31.8 million | – |
| 1844 | 31.8 million | – |
| 1843 | 31.8 million | – |
| 1842 | 31.7 million | – |
| 1841 | 31.7 million | – |
| 1840 | 31.7 million | – |
| 1839 | 31.6 million | – |
| 1838 | 31.6 million | – |
| 1837 | 31.6 million | – |
| 1836 | 31.5 million | – |
| 1835 | 31.5 million | – |
| 1834 | 31.5 million | – |
| 1833 | 31.4 million | – |
| 1832 | 31.4 million | – |
| 1831 | 31.4 million | – |
| 1830 | 31.3 million | – |
| 1829 | 31.3 million | – |
| 1828 | 31.3 million | – |
| 1827 | 31.2 million | – |
| 1826 | 31.2 million | – |
| 1825 | 31.2 million | – |
| 1824 | 31.1 million | – |
| 1823 | 31.1 million | – |
| 1822 | 31.1 million | – |
| 1821 | 31 million | – |
| 1820 | 30.9 million | – |
| 1819 | 30.8 million | – |
| 1818 | 30.7 million | – |
| 1817 | 30.5 million | – |
| 1816 | 30.4 million | – |
| 1815 | 30.2 million | – |
| 1814 | 30.1 million | – |
| 1813 | 29.9 million | – |
| 1812 | 29.8 million | – |
| 1811 | 29.6 million | – |
| 1810 | 29.5 million | – |
| 1809 | 29.3 million | – |
| 1808 | 29.2 million | – |
| 1807 | 29 million | – |
| 1806 | 28.9 million | – |
| 1805 | 28.7 million | – |
| 1804 | 28.6 million | – |
| 1803 | 28.4 million | – |
| 1802 | 28.3 million | – |
| 1801 | 28.1 million | – |
| 1800 | 28 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 million124 million–124 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 123 million123 million–123 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 122 million122 million–123 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 122 million121 million–123 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 121 million120 million–122 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 120 million119 million–122 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 120 million118 million–122 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 119 million117 million–121 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 118 million116 million–121 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 117 million115 million–120 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 117 million114 million–120 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 116 million112 million–120 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 115 million111 million–119 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 114 million110 million–119 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 114 million109 million–119 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 113 million108 million–118 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 112 million107 million–118 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 111 million106 million–118 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 111 million105 million–117 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 110 million104 million–117 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 109 million103 million–117 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 109 million102 million–116 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 108 million101 million–116 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 107 million99.6 million–116 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 107 million98.5 million–115 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 106 million97.5 million–115 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 105 million96.4 million–115 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 105 million95.3 million–115 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 104 million94.1 million–114 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 103 million93 million–114 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 102 million91.9 million–114 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 102 million90.9 million–114 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 101 million89.8 million–113 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 100 million88.6 million–113 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 99.6 million87.5 million–113 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 98.9 million86.3 million–113 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 98.1 million85.1 million–113 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 97.4 million84 million–112 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 96.6 million82.9 million–112 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 95.8 million81.7 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 95.1 million80.7 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 94.3 million79.4 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 93.6 million78 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 92.8 million76.7 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 92.1 million75.5 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 91.3 million74.4 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 90.6 million73.3 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 89.9 million72.2 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 89.2 million71.2 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 88.6 million70.2 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 88 million69.2 million–109 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 87.4 million68.2 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 86.8 million67.2 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 86.2 million66.3 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 85.7 million65.3 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 85.2 million64.5 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 84.7 million63.6 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 84.3 million62.8 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 83.8 million62.1 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 83.4 million61.4 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 83 million60.7 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 82.6 million59.9 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 82.2 million59.2 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 81.8 million58.5 million–110 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 81.4 million57.7 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 81 million56.9 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 80.6 million56.1 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 80.3 million55.3 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 79.9 million54.5 million–111 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 79.5 million53.6 million–112 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 79.1 million52.6 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 78.8 million51.8 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 78.4 million51 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 78 million50.1 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 77.6 million49.4 million–113 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 77.2 million48.6 million–113 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 76.9 million47.8 million–113 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per person$504 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel261,000 people in 2020
- National power2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports28 million TIV in 2025