Population projections in Japan
Japan: Population projections was 87.00 million Persons in 2070. βΌ Falling
Population projections in Japan, 2024β2070
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Japan recorded 87.00 million Persons for population projections in 2070. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population projections in Japan peaked at 123.84 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.00 million Persons, in 2070.
That places Japan 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2070, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 122.33 million Persons | 120.77 million Persons | 123.84 million Persons | 6 |
| 2030s | 116.95 million Persons | 113.62 million Persons | 120.12 million Persons | 10 |
| 2040s | 109.20 million Persons | 105.51 million Persons | 112.84 million Persons | 10 |
| 2050s | 100.90 million Persons | 97.04 million Persons | 104.69 million Persons | 10 |
| 2060s | 92.04 million Persons | 87.90 million Persons | 96.15 million Persons | 10 |
| 2070s | 87.00 million Persons | 87.00 million Persons | 87.00 million Persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 6 Brazil 227.52 million Persons compare
- 7 Mexico 141.44 million Persons compare
- 8 Russian Federation 131.06 million Persons compare
- 10 South Africa 85.03 million Persons compare
- 11 Germany 84.24 million Persons compare
- 12 United Kingdom 80.10 million Persons compare
More population data for Japan
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.501 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.83 million (2100)
- Population density 210.83 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.501 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.5891 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.5888 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.15 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 29,068 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population projections in Japan?
- Population projections in Japan was 87.00 million Persons in 2070, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population projections recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 123.84 million Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest population projections recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.00 million Persons in 2070.
- How does Japan rank for population projections?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2070.
- Is population projections rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.