Population of Japan today

122,815,063
Sunday, December 7, 2025

Population of Japan as of today

The current population of Japan is 122,815,063 with an annual growth rate of -0.538%. Japan has a population of 1.506% of the world's population.

Population122,815,063
Growth Rate-0.538%
Male59,882,490 (48.758%)
Female62,932,574 (51.242%)
Today Change -1,245
Births today1,402
Deaths today2,908
Births in 2025698,321
Deaths in 20251,448,225
Change in 2025 -619,840 (-0.502%)

Population chart for Japan

Population History of Japan

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2015127,358,353-165,566-0.13%127,192,787
2016127,193,392-67,412-0.053%127,125,980
2017127,126,510-123,313-0.097%127,003,197
2018127,002,870-179,074-0.141%126,823,796
2019126,823,995-249,843-0.197%126,574,152
2020126,574,852-541,740-0.428%126,033,112
2021126,034,234-712,093-0.565%125,322,141
2022125,324,442-655,447-0.523%124,668,995
2023124,670,714-600,913-0.482%124,069,801
2024124,071,179-637,726-0.514%123,433,453

Net Migration Rate of Japan

The net migration rate of Japan in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at 175,003, indicating a positive migration trend where more people are arriving than leaving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
2023175,003
2022175,003
2021-34,996
202042,001
2019318,190
2018320,601
2017322,564
2016314,732
2015168,896
201458,109

The population of countries near Japan

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Japan
1CN China1,414,676,8461,148.568%
2TW Taiwan23,068,50618.766%
3KR South Korea51,641,12041.882%
4PH Philippines117,191,34694.233%
5RU Russia143,615,601117.013%
6US United States348,054,723280.612%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata