Population of Japan today

122,716,811
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Population of Japan as of today

The current population of Japan is 122,716,811 with an annual growth rate of -0.542%. Japan has a population of 1.521% of the world's population.

Population122,716,811
Growth Rate-0.542%
Male59,624,812 (48.587%)
Female63,091,999 (51.413%)
Today Change -1,314
Births today1,608
Deaths today3,116
Births in 2024302,420
Deaths in 2024586,116
Change in 2024 -247,141 (-0.201%)

Population chart for Japan

Population History of Japan

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2014127,585,524-218,171-0.171%127,367,353
2015127,367,946-234,357-0.184%127,133,589
2016127,133,920-280,966-0.221%126,852,954
2017126,853,795-383,098-0.302%126,470,697
2018126,471,149-431,267-0.341%126,039,882
2019126,040,583-499,121-0.396%125,541,462
2020125,542,770-597,584-0.476%124,945,186
2021124,946,751-669,715-0.536%124,277,036
2022124,278,310-654,947-0.527%123,623,363
2023123,625,074-662,630-0.536%122,962,444

The population of countries near Japan

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Japan
1CN China1,425,260,8291,159.277%
2TW Taiwan23,946,96419.467%
3KR South Korea51,748,05642.098%
4PH Philippines118,873,18896.144%
5RU Russia144,018,152117.266%
6US United States341,579,119277.246%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata