Japan Population History
1960 - 2026
Japan's population has grown from 93,216,000 in 1960 to 123,975,371 in 2024, a total increase of 33.0% (1.33x). The population peaked at 128,070,000 in 2010.
1960 Population
93.2M
2024 Population
124.0M
Total Growth
33.0%
Peak Year
2010
Population by Decade
1960
93.2M
1970
103.4M
1980
116.8M
1990
123.5M
2000
126.8M
2010
128.1M
2020
126.3M
2024
124.0M
Growth Rate by Period
1960-1965
+1.00%
1965-1970
+1.09%
1970-1975
+1.53%
1975-1980
+0.92%
1980-1985
+0.68%
1985-1990
+0.43%
1990-1995
+0.32%
1995-2000
+0.22%
2000-2005
+0.15%
2005-2010
+0.05%
2010-2015
-0.15%
2015-2020
-0.14%
Year-by-Year Population
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |