Name: Japan Population
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The total population in Japan was estimated at 123.8 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1950, Japan had a population of 83.2 million people. source: Statistics Bureau of Japan

Population in Japan is expected to reach 123.50 Million by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Population is projected to trend around 122.80 Million in 2026 and 122.00 Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	68270.00	68170.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	61.90	61.90	percent	Feb 2026
Full Time Employment	23292.00	23389.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Job Vacancies	734.00	800.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Jobs/applications ratio	1.19	1.18		Feb 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	63.50	63.50	percent	Feb 2026
Minimum Wages	1064.00	1121.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY	3.30	3.30	percent	Feb 2026
Part Time Employment	7981.00	7946.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Population	123.80	124.35	Million	Dec 2024
Productivity	102.40	104.90	points	Jan 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	1.90	0.70	Percent	Feb 2026
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	1850.00	1910.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.60	2.70	percent	Feb 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	3.30	3.00	percent	Feb 2026
Wages	336485.00	336713.00	JPY/Month	Feb 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	345695.00	368115.00	JPY/Month	Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.80	4.30	percent	Feb 2026

Japan Population

The population of Japan represents 1.85 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 55 people on the planet is a resident of Japan.