Population projections in Japan

Japan: Population projections was 87.00 million Persons in 2070. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2070)
87.00 million Persons
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 43 countries
All-time high
123.84 million Persons
in 2024
All-time low
87.00 million Persons
in 2070
Years of data
47
2024–2070

Population projections in Japan, 2024–2070

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M202420472070

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Brazil 227.52 million Persons compare
  2. 7 Mexico 141.44 million Persons compare
  3. 8 Russian Federation 131.06 million Persons compare
  4. 10 South Africa 85.03 million Persons compare
  5. 11 Germany 84.24 million Persons compare
  6. 12 United Kingdom 80.10 million Persons compare

See the full ranking of 56 places β†’

More population data for Japan

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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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Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

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.