Population projections in Japan
Japan: Population projections was 87.00 million Persons in 2070. ▼ Falling
Population projections in Japan, 2024–2070
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.
Population projections in Japan, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123.84 million Persons | — |
| 2025 | 123.26 million Persons | -0.5% |
| 2026 | 122.66 million Persons | -0.5% |
| 2027 | 122.04 million Persons | -0.5% |
| 2028 | 121.41 million Persons | -0.5% |
| 2029 | 120.77 million Persons | -0.5% |
| 2030 | 120.12 million Persons | -0.5% |
| 2031 | 119.45 million Persons | -0.6% |
| 2032 | 118.77 million Persons | -0.6% |
| 2033 | 118.07 million Persons | -0.6% |
| 2034 | 117.36 million Persons | -0.6% |
| 2035 | 116.64 million Persons | -0.6% |
| 2036 | 115.90 million Persons | -0.6% |
| 2037 | 115.15 million Persons | -0.6% |
| 2038 | 114.39 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 2039 | 113.62 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 2040 | 112.84 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 2041 | 112.05 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 2042 | 111.24 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 2043 | 110.43 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 2044 | 109.62 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 108.80 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 107.98 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2047 | 107.16 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2048 | 106.34 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2049 | 105.51 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2050 | 104.69 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2051 | 103.86 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2052 | 103.03 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2053 | 102.19 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2054 | 101.36 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2055 | 100.51 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2056 | 99.65 million Persons | -0.8% |
| 2057 | 98.79 million Persons | -0.9% |
| 2058 | 97.92 million Persons | -0.9% |
| 2059 | 97.04 million Persons | -0.9% |
| 2060 | 96.15 million Persons | -0.9% |
| 2061 | 95.25 million Persons | -0.9% |
| 2062 | 94.34 million Persons | -1.0% |
| 2063 | 93.43 million Persons | -1.0% |
| 2064 | 92.51 million Persons | -1.0% |
| 2065 | 91.59 million Persons | -1.0% |
| 2066 | 90.66 million Persons | -1.0% |
| 2067 | 89.74 million Persons | -1.0% |
| 2068 | 88.82 million Persons | -1.0% |
| 2069 | 87.90 million Persons | -1.0% |
| 2070 | 87.00 million Persons | -1.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 87.00 million Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.70 million Persons, 8.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Japan's 87.00 million Persons is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.00 million Persons, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 Lithuania 2.01 million Persons compare
- 6 Brazil 227.52 million Persons compare
- 7 Mexico 141.44 million Persons compare
- 7 Slovenia 2.00 million Persons compare
- 8 Estonia 1.31 million Persons compare
- 8 Russia 131.06 million Persons compare
- 9 Latvia 1.26 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
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.83 million people (2100)
- Population density 210.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
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.