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	68170.00	68460.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Rate	61.90	62.40	percent	Jan 2026
Full Time Employment	23571.00	23503.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Job Vacancies	807.89	789.86	Thousand	Dec 2025
Jobs/applications ratio	1.18	1.20		Jan 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	63.50	63.90	percent	Jan 2026
Minimum Wages	1064.00	1121.00	JPY/Hour	Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY	0.90	1.20	percent	Dec 2025
Part Time Employment	7868.00	7924.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Population	123.80	124.35	Million	Dec 2024
Productivity	106.70	98.40	points	Dec 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses	-0.10	-1.60	Percent	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men	65.00	64.00	Years	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women	65.00	64.00	Years	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	1910.00	1850.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate	2.70	2.60	percent	Jan 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY	2.40	1.70	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	756978.00	351701.00	JPY/Month	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	931434.00	397159.00	JPY/Month	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	4.30	2.70	percent	Jan 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.