Japan
Tokyo
Japan is renowned for its iconic Mount Fuji, a symbol of natural beauty and cultural significance, and the historic city of Kyoto, famous for its stunning temples and traditional tea houses. The country also honors influential figures like Nobel Prize-winning author Haruki Murakami and automotive pioneer Soichiro Honda.
| Year | Population | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123,975,371 | -541,279 | |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 | -608,339 | |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 | -556,604 | |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 | -579,407 | |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 | -372,000 | |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 | -178,000 | |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 | -161,000 | |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 | -104,000 | |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 | -65,000 | |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 | -135,000 | |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 | -169,000 | |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 | -184,000 | |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 | -204,000 | |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 | -237,000 | |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 | +23,000 | |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 | -16,000 | |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 | +62,000 | |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 | +147,000 | |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 | +81,000 | |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 | +12,000 | |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 | +43,000 | |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 | +273,000 | |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 | +296,000 | |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 | +306,000 | |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 | +212,000 | |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 | +231,000 | |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 | +343,000 | |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 | +300,000 | |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 | +285,000 | |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 | +294,000 | |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 | +349,000 | |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 | +404,000 | |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 | +461,000 | |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 | +486,000 | |
| 1990 | 123,478,000 | +409,000 | |
| 1989 | 123,069,000 | +491,000 | |
| 1988 | 122,578,000 | +509,000 | |
| 1987 | 122,069,000 | +587,000 | |
| 1986 | 121,482,000 | +645,000 | |
| 1985 | 120,837,000 | +754,000 | |
| 1984 | 120,083,000 | +776,000 | |
| 1983 | 119,307,000 | +827,000 | |
| 1982 | 118,480,000 | +819,000 | |
| 1981 | 117,661,000 | +854,000 | |
| 1980 | 116,807,000 | +917,000 | |
| 1979 | 115,890,000 | +977,000 | |
| 1978 | 114,913,000 | +1,041,000 | |
| 1977 | 113,872,000 | +1,097,000 | |
| 1976 | 112,775,000 | +1,202,000 | |
| 1975 | 111,573,000 | +1,411,000 | |
| 1974 | 110,162,000 | +1,455,000 | |
| 1973 | 108,707,000 | +1,519,000 | |
| 1972 | 107,188,000 | +1,491,000 | |
| 1971 | 105,697,000 | +2,294,000 | |
| 1970 | 103,403,000 | +1,184,000 | |
| 1969 | 102,219,000 | +1,208,000 | |
| 1968 | 101,011,000 | +1,132,000 | |
| 1967 | 99,879,000 | +1,028,000 | |
| 1966 | 98,851,000 | +899,000 | |
| 1965 | 97,952,000 | +1,049,000 | |
| 1964 | 96,903,000 | +1,003,000 | |
| 1963 | 95,900,000 | +967,000 | |
| 1962 | 94,933,000 | +878,000 | |
| 1961 | 94,055,000 | +839,000 | |
| 1960 | 93,216,000 | — |