World Development Indicators

Population, total: Japan

Most recent
123,366,734 (2025)
Earliest
93,216,000 (1960)
Highest
128,070,000 (2010)
Years reported
66
Member state
Japan at the United Nations
0100,000,000200,000,0001960: 93,216,0001961: 94,055,0001962: 94,933,0001963: 95,900,0001964: 96,903,0001965: 97,952,0001966: 98,851,0001967: 99,879,0001968: 101,011,0001969: 102,219,0001970: 103,403,0001971: 105,697,0001972: 107,188,0001973: 108,707,0001974: 110,162,0001975: 111,573,0001976: 112,775,0001977: 113,872,0001978: 114,913,0001979: 115,890,0001980: 116,807,0001981: 117,661,0001982: 118,480,0001983: 119,307,0001984: 120,083,0001985: 120,837,0001986: 121,482,0001987: 122,069,0001988: 122,578,0001989: 123,069,0001990: 123,478,0001991: 123,964,0001992: 124,425,0001993: 124,829,0001994: 125,178,0001995: 125,472,0001996: 125,757,0001997: 126,057,0001998: 126,400,0001999: 126,631,0002000: 126,843,0002001: 127,149,0002002: 127,445,0002003: 127,718,0002004: 127,761,0002005: 127,773,0002006: 127,854,0002007: 128,001,0002008: 128,063,0002009: 128,047,0002010: 128,070,0002011: 127,833,0002012: 127,629,0002013: 127,445,0002014: 127,276,0002015: 127,141,0002016: 127,076,0002017: 126,972,0002018: 126,811,0002019: 126,633,0002020: 126,261,0002021: 125,681,5932022: 125,124,9892023: 124,516,6502024: 123,975,3712025: 123,366,73419602025
Population, total, 1960–2025. Bars, not a line: a line drawn across a year the source does not report would invent an observation a reader could not tell from a measured one.

Every year reported

YearPopulation
2025123,366,734
2024123,975,371
2023124,516,650
2022125,124,989
2021125,681,593
2020126,261,000
2019126,633,000
2018126,811,000
2017126,972,000
2016127,076,000
2015127,141,000
2014127,276,000
2013127,445,000
2012127,629,000
2011127,833,000
2010128,070,000
2009128,047,000
2008128,063,000
2007128,001,000
2006127,854,000
2005127,773,000
2004127,761,000
2003127,718,000
2002127,445,000
2001127,149,000
2000126,843,000
1999126,631,000
1998126,400,000
1997126,057,000
1996125,757,000
1995125,472,000
1994125,178,000
1993124,829,000
1992124,425,000
1991123,964,000
1990123,478,000
1989123,069,000
1988122,578,000
1987122,069,000
1986121,482,000
1985120,837,000
1984120,083,000
1983119,307,000
1982118,480,000
1981117,661,000
1980116,807,000
1979115,890,000
1978114,913,000
1977113,872,000
1976112,775,000
1975111,573,000
1974110,162,000
1973108,707,000
1972107,188,000
1971105,697,000
1970103,403,000
1969102,219,000
1968101,011,000
196799,879,000
196698,851,000
196597,952,000
196496,903,000
196395,900,000
196294,933,000
196194,055,000
196093,216,000

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