🇯🇵 Japan Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Japan is 122,427,731, ranking #12 in the world (1.48% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.56% per year. The biggest city is Tokyo with 9,733,276 inhabitants.
Live estimate
122,411,534
Growth rate
-0.56%
Density
325
people / km² (841 / mi²)
Median age
50.2
Fertility rate
1.23
births per woman
Life expectancy
85.1
years
Japan population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Japan is projected to reach 105,123,167, and 76,845,989 by 2100.
Japan population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 122,427,731 | -0.56% | 324.9 | 50.2 |
| 2025 | 123,103,479 | -0.54% | 326.7 | 49.8 |
| 2024 | 123,753,041 | -0.51% | 328.4 | 49.4 |
| 2023 | 124,370,947 | -0.48% | 330.1 | 49.0 |
| 2022 | 124,997,578 | -0.52% | 331.7 | 48.5 |
| 2021 | 125,679,338 | -0.56% | 333.5 | 48.1 |
| 2020 | 126,304,543 | -0.43% | 335.2 | 47.7 |
| 2019 | 126,699,424 | -0.20% | 336.2 | 47.3 |
| 2018 | 126,913,432 | -0.14% | 336.8 | 46.9 |
| 2017 | 127,064,690 | -0.10% | 337.2 | 46.5 |
| 2016 | 127,159,951 | -0.05% | 337.5 | 46.2 |
| 2015 | 127,275,872 | -0.13% | 337.8 | 45.8 |
| 2014 | 127,486,604 | -0.20% | 338.3 | 45.5 |
| 2013 | 127,723,646 | -0.17% | 338.9 | 45.1 |
| 2012 | 127,928,285 | -0.15% | 339.5 | 44.8 |
| 2011 | 128,096,432 | -0.11% | 339.9 | 44.5 |
| 2010 | 128,185,275 | -0.03% | 340.2 | 44.2 |
| 2009 | 128,192,470 | 0.01% | 340.2 | 43.9 |
| 2008 | 128,155,990 | 0.04% | 340.1 | 43.5 |
| 2007 | 128,087,682 | 0.06% | 339.9 | 43.2 |
| 2006 | 127,997,247 | 0.08% | 339.7 | 42.9 |
| 2005 | 127,913,330 | 0.05% | 339.5 | 42.6 |
| 2004 | 127,815,774 | 0.10% | 339.2 | 42.2 |
| 2003 | 127,671,252 | 0.13% | 338.8 | 41.8 |
| 2002 | 127,484,598 | 0.17% | 338.3 | 41.5 |
| 2001 | 127,260,148 | 0.19% | 337.7 | 41.1 |
| 2000 | 127,027,789 | 0.18% | 337.1 | 40.8 |
| 1999 | 126,801,564 | 0.18% | 336.5 | 40.4 |
| 1998 | 126,549,181 | 0.22% | 335.8 | 40.1 |
| 1997 | 126,265,929 | 0.23% | 335.1 | 39.7 |
| 1996 | 125,975,302 | 0.23% | 334.3 | 39.4 |
| 1995 | 125,672,665 | 0.25% | 333.5 | 39.0 |
| 1994 | 125,286,860 | 0.37% | 332.5 | 38.6 |
| 1993 | 124,839,958 | 0.35% | 331.3 | 38.2 |
| 1992 | 124,383,708 | 0.38% | 330.1 | 37.8 |
| 1991 | 123,889,871 | 0.41% | 328.8 | 37.3 |
| 1990 | 123,399,765 | 0.38% | 327.5 | 36.9 |
| 1989 | 122,947,413 | 0.35% | 326.3 | 36.4 |
| 1988 | 122,476,952 | 0.41% | 325.0 | 36.0 |
| 1987 | 121,943,587 | 0.46% | 323.6 | 35.5 |
| 1986 | 121,366,735 | 0.49% | 322.1 | 35.0 |
| 1985 | 120,832,163 | 0.39% | 320.7 | 34.5 |
| 1984 | 120,384,394 | 0.35% | 319.5 | 33.9 |
| 1983 | 119,948,947 | 0.38% | 318.3 | 33.4 |
| 1982 | 119,485,775 | 0.40% | 317.1 | 32.8 |
| 1981 | 118,994,053 | 0.43% | 315.8 | 32.2 |
| 1980 | 118,358,756 | 0.64% | 314.1 | 31.7 |
| 1979 | 117,521,556 | 0.78% | 311.9 | 31.2 |
| 1978 | 116,576,944 | 0.84% | 309.4 | 30.7 |
| 1977 | 115,574,277 | 0.89% | 306.7 | 30.2 |
| 1976 | 114,502,795 | 0.97% | 303.9 | 29.9 |
| 1975 | 113,321,196 | 1.10% | 300.7 | 29.7 |
| 1974 | 112,009,694 | 1.23% | 297.2 | 29.4 |
| 1973 | 110,614,736 | 1.28% | 293.5 | 29.2 |
| 1972 | 109,238,955 | 1.22% | 289.9 | 28.9 |
| 1971 | 107,952,030 | 1.15% | 286.5 | 28.6 |
| 1970 | 106,712,368 | 1.16% | 283.2 | 28.3 |
| 1969 | 105,475,170 | 1.17% | 279.9 | 27.9 |
| 1968 | 104,237,471 | 1.19% | 276.6 | 27.5 |
| 1967 | 102,965,527 | 1.26% | 273.2 | 27.2 |
| 1966 | 101,887,835 | 0.84% | 270.4 | 26.9 |
| 1965 | 100,916,019 | 1.08% | 267.8 | 26.6 |
| 1964 | 99,890,178 | 0.96% | 265.1 | 26.3 |
| 1963 | 98,958,231 | 0.91% | 262.6 | 25.9 |
| 1962 | 98,076,405 | 0.88% | 260.3 | 25.5 |
| 1961 | 97,217,594 | 0.88% | 258.0 | 25.1 |
| 1960 | 96,399,754 | 0.81% | 255.8 | 24.7 |
| 1959 | 95,622,978 | 0.81% | 253.8 | 24.3 |
| 1958 | 94,846,956 | 0.82% | 251.7 | 23.9 |
| 1957 | 94,108,977 | 0.74% | 249.7 | 23.5 |
| 1956 | 93,342,008 | 0.90% | 247.7 | 23.1 |
| 1955 | 92,425,478 | 1.08% | 245.3 | 22.7 |
| 1954 | 91,407,672 | 1.14% | 242.6 | 22.4 |
| 1953 | 90,324,184 | 1.25% | 239.7 | 22.0 |
| 1952 | 89,135,132 | 1.40% | 236.5 | 21.7 |
| 1951 | 87,849,926 | 1.50% | 233.1 | 21.5 |
| 1950 | 86,443,277 | 1.73% | 229.4 | 21.3 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 121,732,341 | -0.58% | 323.0 | 50.5 |
| 2028 | 121,024,348 | -0.59% | 321.2 | 50.9 |
| 2029 | 120,308,089 | -0.60% | 319.3 | 51.2 |
| 2030 | 119,584,121 | -0.61% | 317.3 | 51.5 |
| 2031 | 118,852,085 | -0.62% | 315.4 | 51.7 |
| 2032 | 118,114,140 | -0.63% | 313.4 | 52.0 |
| 2033 | 117,372,474 | -0.63% | 311.5 | 52.2 |
| 2034 | 116,626,751 | -0.64% | 309.5 | 52.4 |
| 2035 | 115,876,149 | -0.65% | 307.5 | 52.5 |
| 2036 | 115,125,565 | -0.65% | 305.5 | 52.7 |
| 2037 | 114,377,401 | -0.65% | 303.5 | 52.8 |
| 2038 | 113,633,614 | -0.65% | 301.6 | 52.9 |
| 2039 | 112,894,531 | -0.65% | 299.6 | 53.0 |
| 2040 | 112,158,303 | -0.66% | 297.6 | 53.1 |
| 2041 | 111,422,443 | -0.66% | 295.7 | 53.1 |
| 2042 | 110,692,358 | -0.65% | 293.8 | 53.1 |
| 2043 | 109,972,381 | -0.65% | 291.8 | 53.1 |
| 2044 | 109,259,528 | -0.65% | 289.9 | 53.1 |
| 2045 | 108,551,994 | -0.65% | 288.1 | 53.0 |
| 2046 | 107,850,580 | -0.65% | 286.2 | 52.9 |
| 2047 | 107,157,970 | -0.64% | 284.4 | 52.9 |
| 2048 | 106,474,329 | -0.64% | 282.6 | 52.8 |
| 2049 | 105,796,844 | -0.64% | 280.8 | 52.8 |
| 2050 | 105,123,167 | -0.64% | 279.0 | 52.8 |
| 2051 | 104,452,458 | -0.64% | 277.2 | 52.7 |
| 2052 | 103,778,130 | -0.65% | 275.4 | 52.7 |
| 2053 | 103,100,887 | -0.66% | 273.6 | 52.7 |
| 2054 | 102,415,685 | -0.68% | 271.8 | 52.7 |
| 2055 | 101,721,352 | -0.68% | 269.9 | 52.8 |
| 2056 | 101,018,742 | -0.70% | 268.1 | 52.8 |
| 2057 | 100,304,740 | -0.71% | 266.2 | 52.9 |
| 2058 | 99,583,491 | -0.73% | 264.3 | 53.0 |
| 2059 | 98,848,887 | -0.75% | 262.3 | 53.0 |
| 2060 | 98,103,219 | -0.76% | 260.3 | 53.1 |
| 2061 | 97,353,646 | -0.77% | 258.4 | 53.2 |
| 2062 | 96,600,090 | -0.78% | 256.4 | 53.3 |
| 2063 | 95,843,769 | -0.79% | 254.3 | 53.3 |
| 2064 | 95,085,858 | -0.80% | 252.3 | 53.4 |
| 2065 | 94,324,173 | -0.81% | 250.3 | 53.5 |
| 2066 | 93,563,620 | -0.81% | 248.3 | 53.5 |
| 2067 | 92,812,404 | -0.80% | 246.3 | 53.5 |
| 2068 | 92,067,791 | -0.81% | 244.3 | 53.6 |
| 2069 | 91,332,807 | -0.80% | 242.4 | 53.6 |
| 2070 | 90,611,771 | -0.79% | 240.5 | 53.6 |
| 2071 | 89,911,340 | -0.76% | 238.6 | 53.6 |
| 2072 | 89,235,968 | -0.74% | 236.8 | 53.6 |
| 2073 | 88,580,981 | -0.73% | 235.1 | 53.5 |
| 2074 | 87,952,002 | -0.70% | 233.4 | 53.5 |
| 2075 | 87,352,846 | -0.67% | 231.8 | 53.3 |
| 2076 | 86,780,662 | -0.64% | 230.3 | 53.2 |
| 2077 | 86,232,702 | -0.62% | 228.8 | 53.1 |
| 2078 | 85,708,776 | -0.60% | 227.5 | 52.9 |
| 2079 | 85,209,307 | -0.57% | 226.1 | 52.8 |
| 2080 | 84,729,966 | -0.56% | 224.9 | 52.7 |
| 2081 | 84,269,888 | -0.53% | 223.6 | 52.6 |
| 2082 | 83,826,897 | -0.52% | 222.5 | 52.5 |
| 2083 | 83,397,932 | -0.51% | 221.3 | 52.4 |
| 2084 | 82,980,374 | -0.50% | 220.2 | 52.4 |
| 2085 | 82,570,777 | -0.49% | 219.1 | 52.3 |
| 2086 | 82,169,887 | -0.48% | 218.1 | 52.3 |
| 2087 | 81,778,184 | -0.47% | 217.0 | 52.3 |
| 2088 | 81,393,977 | -0.47% | 216.0 | 52.3 |
| 2089 | 81,013,197 | -0.47% | 215.0 | 52.3 |
| 2090 | 80,634,393 | -0.47% | 214.0 | 52.4 |
| 2091 | 80,257,724 | -0.47% | 213.0 | 52.4 |
| 2092 | 79,879,696 | -0.48% | 212.0 | 52.5 |
| 2093 | 79,500,582 | -0.47% | 211.0 | 52.5 |
| 2094 | 79,123,885 | -0.47% | 210.0 | 52.6 |
| 2095 | 78,747,739 | -0.48% | 209.0 | 52.7 |
| 2096 | 78,369,011 | -0.49% | 208.0 | 52.7 |
| 2097 | 77,990,635 | -0.48% | 207.0 | 52.8 |
| 2098 | 77,612,885 | -0.49% | 206.0 | 52.9 |
| 2099 | 77,230,867 | -0.50% | 205.0 | 52.9 |
| 2100 | 76,845,989 | -0.50% | 203.9 | 53.0 |
States & provinces of Japan by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | 14,187,176 | 11.6% |
| 2 | Kanagawa | 9,097,401 | 7.4% |
| 3 | Ōsaka | 8,823,358 | 7.2% |
| 4 | Aichi | 7,552,873 | 6.2% |
| 5 | Saitama | 7,338,536 | 6.0% |
| 6 | Chiba | 6,278,060 | 5.1% |
| 7 | Hyōgo | 5,469,762 | 4.5% |
| 8 | Hokkaidō | 5,111,691 | 4.2% |
| 9 | Fukuoka | 5,109,323 | 4.2% |
| 10 | Shizuoka | 3,637,998 | 3.0% |
| 11 | Ibaraki | 2,852,515 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Hiroshima | 2,811,410 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Kyōto | 2,578,087 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Miyagi | 2,301,996 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Niigata | 2,131,009 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Nagano | 2,052,493 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Gifu | 1,991,390 | 1.6% |
| 18 | Tochigi | 1,943,886 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Gunma | 1,937,626 | 1.6% |
| 20 | Okayama | 1,906,464 | 1.6% |
| 21 | Fukushima | 1,810,286 | 1.5% |
| 22 | Mie | 1,781,948 | 1.5% |
| 23 | Kumamoto | 1,748,134 | 1.4% |
| 24 | Kagoshima | 1,564,175 | 1.3% |
| 25 | Okinawa | 1,466,944 | 1.2% |
| 26 | Shiga | 1,402,132 | 1.1% |
| 27 | Yamaguchi | 1,377,631 | 1.1% |
| 28 | Ehime | 1,342,011 | 1.1% |
| 29 | Nara | 1,321,805 | 1.1% |
| 30 | Nagasaki | 1,314,078 | 1.1% |
| 31 | Aomori | 1,237,984 | 1.0% |
| 32 | Iwate | 1,210,534 | 1.0% |
| 33 | Ishikawa | 1,140,573 | 0.9% |
| 34 | Ōita | 1,136,245 | 0.9% |
| 35 | Miyazaki | 1,073,054 | 0.9% |
| 36 | Yamagata | 1,068,027 | 0.9% |
| 37 | Toyama | 1,044,588 | 0.9% |
| 38 | Akita | 959,502 | 0.8% |
| 39 | Kagawa | 949,358 | 0.8% |
| 40 | Wakayama | 944,320 | 0.8% |
| 41 | Yamanashi | 817,192 | 0.7% |
| 42 | Saga | 809,248 | 0.7% |
| 43 | Fukui | 778,943 | 0.6% |
| 44 | Kōchi | 757,914 | 0.6% |
| 45 | Tokushima | 728,633 | 0.6% |
| 46 | Shimane | 665,205 | 0.5% |
| 47 | Tottori | 570,569 | 0.5% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Japan
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo capital | Tokyo | 9,733,276 |
| 2 | Yokohama | Kanagawa | 3,777,491 |
| 3 | Osaka | Osaka | 2,753,862 |
| 4 | Nagoya | Aichi | 2,332,176 |
| 5 | Sapporo | Hokkaido | 1,973,832 |
| 6 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka | 1,612,392 |
| 7 | Kawasaki | Kanagawa | 1,538,262 |
| 8 | Kobe | Hyōgo | 1,525,152 |
| 9 | Kyoto | Kyoto | 1,463,723 |
| 10 | Saitama | Saitama | 1,324,854 |
| 11 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 1,200,754 |
| 12 | Sendai | Miyagi | 1,096,704 |
| 13 | Chiba | Chiba | 979,768 |
| 14 | Kitakyushu | Fukuoka | 940,978 |
| 15 | Sakai | Osaka | 826,161 |
FAQ
What is the population of Japan in 2026?
The population of Japan is 122,427,731 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Japan?
Tokyo is the biggest city in Japan with 9,733,276 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Japan growing or shrinking?
The population of Japan is shrinking at -0.56% per year.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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