Demographics of Japan

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Demographics of Japan
Japan Population Pyramid.svg
Population pyramid, 2023
PopulationDecrease2.svg 123,400,000 (April 2025) [1] [2] (11th)
Density343.28/km2 (889.1/sq mi) (2022) [3]
Growth rateIncrease2.svg – 0.44% (2024)
Birth rateIncrease2.svg 5.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rateIncrease Negative.svg 12.7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Life expectancyIncrease2.svg 84.83 years
 • maleIncrease2.svg 81 years
 • femaleIncrease2.svg 87 years
Fertility rateDecrease2.svg 1.14 children born/woman (2024)
Infant mortality rateDecrease Positive.svg 1.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rateIncrease Neutral.svg 0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Age structure
0–14 yearsDecrease2.svg 11.1%
15–64 yearsDecrease2.svg 59.6%
65 and overIncrease Negative.svg 29.3%
Sex ratio
Total0.95 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.06 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality Japanese
Major ethnic Yamatos (Native)
Minor ethnic
Language
Official Japanese
Spoken Languages of Japan
Historical population of Japan Historical population of Japan.svg
Historical population of Japan

The demographics of Japan include birth and death rates, age distribution, population density, ethnicity, education level, healthcare system of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects regarding the Japanese population. According to the United Nations, the population of Japan was roughly 126.4 million people (as of January 2020), and peaked at 128.5 million people in 2010. It is the 6th-most populous country in Asia, and the 11th-most populous country in the world.

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In 2023, the median age of Japanese people was projected to be 49.5 years, the highest level since 1950, compared to 29.5 for India, 38.8 for the United States and 39.8 for China. Japan has the second highest median age in the world (behind only Monaco). An improved quality of life and regular health checks are just two reasons why Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world.

The life expectancy from birth in Japan improved significantly after World War II, rising 20 years in the decade between 1945 and 1955. As life expectancy rises further, Japan expects to experience difficulties caring for the older generations in the future. Shortages in the service sector are already a major concern, with demand for nurses and care workers increasing.

The fertility rate among Japanese women was around 1.4 children per woman from 2010 to 2018. From then until 2022, the fertility rate further declined to 1.2. Apart from a small baby boom in the early 1970s, the crude birth rate in Japan has been declining since 1950; it reached its currently lowest point of 5.8 births per thousand people in 2023. With a falling birth rate and a large share of its inhabitants reaching old age, Japan's total population is expected to continue declining, a trend that has been seen since 2010.

Japanese is a major language of the Japonic language family spoken by Japanese people, which is separated into several dialects with the Tokyo dialect considered Standard Japanese. It has around 128 million speakers in total, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora across the globe.

The sex ratio in Japan in 2021 was 95.38 males per 100 females. There are 61.53 million males and 64.52 million females in Japan. The percentage of female population is 51.18%, compared to 48.82% male population. Japan has 2.98 million more females than males.

Historical overview

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1920 55,963,053—    
1925 59,736,822+1.31%
1930 64,450,005+1.53%
1935 69,254,148+1.45%
1940 73,114,308+1.09%
1945 71,998,104−0.31%
1950 83,199,637+2.93%
1955 89,275,529+1.42%
1960 93,418,501+0.91%
1965 98,274,961+1.02%
1970 103,720,060+1.08%
1975 111,939,643+1.54%
1980 117,060,396+0.90%
1985 121,048,923+0.67%
1990 123,611,167+0.42%
1995 125,570,246+0.31%
2000 126,925,843+0.21%
2005 127,767,994+0.13%
2010 128,057,352+0.05%
2015 127,094,745−0.15%
2020 126,146,099−0.15%
Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.

As of 2017, Japan was the world's eleventh-most populous country. The total population had declined by 0.8 percent from the time of the census five years previously, the first time it had declined since the 1945 census. [4]

Since 2010, Japan has experienced net population loss due to falling birth rates and minimal immigration, despite having one of the highest life expectancies in the world, at 85.00 years as of 2016 (it stood at 81.25 as of 2006). [5] Using the annual estimate for October of each year, the population peaked in 2008 at 128,083,960 and had fallen by 2,983,352 by October 2021. [6]

Based on 2012 data from the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan's population will keep declining by about one million people every year in the coming decades, which would leave it with a population of around 70 million by 2060 and 42 million by early 22nd century if the current projections do not change. [7] More than 40% of the population is expected to be over the age of 65 in 2060. [8] In 2021 the population had for fifteen consecutive years declined by 644,000 on this year, the largest drop on record since 1945 and also reflecting a record low of 831,000 births. As of 2013 more than 20 percent of the population of Japan were aged 65 and over. [9]

The population consisted of 47,062,743 households, with 78.7% in urban areas (July 2000). High population density; 329.5 people per square kilometer for total area; 1,523 persons per square kilometer for habitable land. More than 50% of the population lives on 2% of the land. (July 1993). [10] According to research in 2009, the population to land density ratio has gradually increased, now at 127 million per 337 sq km. Compared to the findings of July 1993 and July 2000, the population density has greatly increased, from 50% of the population living on 2% of the land to 77%. However, as the years have progressed since the last recordings of the population, Japan's population has decreased, raising concern about the future of Japan. There are many causes, such as the declining birthrates, as well as the ratio of men to women since the last measurements from the years of 2006 and 2010. According to the Japanese Health Ministry, the population is estimated to drop from its current state of 125.58 million to 86.74 million by the year 2060. [11]

Japan dropped from the 5th most populous country in the world to 6th in 1964, 7th in 1978, 8th in 1990, to 9th in 1998, to 10th in the early 21st century, 11th in 2020, and to 12th in 2023. [12] [13] Over the period of 2010 to 2015, the population shrank by almost a million, [14] and Japan lost a half-million in 2022 alone. [15] The number of Japanese citizens decreased by 801,000 to 122,423,038 in 2022 from a year earlier, which was the most severe decrease and the first time all 47 prefectures have suffered a decline since the launch of the poll in 1968. The nation's population reached 128,057,352 Japanese people by early 2010. However, the long-lasting effects of Japanese economic crisis during the Great Recession strongly slowed down immigration rates in Japan in 2010s.

In March 2011, Japan suffered from triple disasters (earthquake, tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear disaster) that resulted in 20,000 deaths, a reduction of about 1.39 years in the average life expectancy, a decrease in birth rates, and the steepest decrease in immigration rates since the end of World War II.

According to studies from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, from January 2020 to the end of September 2021 and as a direct effect of COVID-19 pandemic, Japan registered at least 112,000 excess deaths, [16] a reduction of about 2.6 years in the average life expectancy, a noticeable decrease in birth rates and a marked decrease in immigration rates. The overall effect was a record population decline of 798,214 persons in that year, although the excess mortality rate for all causes has been estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 deaths. It is the largest population decline recorded since 1914 (at the time of World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic, and the Great Kanto earthquake).[ clarification needed ]

According to a demographic study conducted by Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Japanese population (including foreign residents) declined from 128 million people in 2010 to 124.3 million people in 2023, with a decrease of almost 511,000 people in one year. [17] [18]

40608010012014019001920194019601980200020202040millionJapan Total Population
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TFRyears123456188019001920194019601980200020202040Total Fertility RateTotal Fertility Rate (1899–2022)
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Infant Mortality (per 1000 births)years0306090120150180210188019001920194019601980200020202040Infant Mortality (per 1000 births)Infant Mortality Rate (1899–2022)
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Population

Census

Japan collects census information every five years, with censuses conducted by the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. [19] [20] The latest population census reflects the situation as of 2020. [20]

Population density

Japanese population density map by municipality in July 2025. Population density of Japan (July 2025).svg
Japanese population density map by municipality in July 2025.

Japan's population density was 336 people per square kilometer as of 2014 (874 people per square mile) according to World Development Indicators. It ranks 44th in a list of countries by population density. Between 1955 and 1989, land prices in the six largest cities increased by 15,000% (+12% per year compound). Urban land prices generally increased 40% from 1980 to 1987; in the six largest cities, the price of land doubled over that period. For many families, this trend put housing in central cities out of reach. [10]

The result was lengthy commutes for many workers in the big cities, especially in the Tokyo area where daily commutes of two hours each way are common. [10] In 1991, as the bubble economy started to collapse, land prices began a steep decline, and within a few years fell 60% below their peak. [21] After a decade of declining land prices, residents began moving back into central city areas (especially Tokyo's 23 wards), as evidenced by 2005 census figures. Despite nearly 70% of Japan being covered by forests, [22] parks in many major cities—especially Tokyo and Osaka—are smaller and scarcer than in major West European or North American cities. As of 2014, parkland per inhabitant in Tokyo is 5.78 square meters, [23] which is roughly half of the 11.5 square meters of Madrid. [24]

National and regional governments devote resources to making regional cities and rural areas more attractive by developing transportation networks, social services, industry, and educational institutions to try to decentralize settlement and improve the quality of life. Nevertheless, major cities, especially Tokyo, Yokohama and Fukuoka, and to a lesser extent Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya, remain attractive to young people seeking education and jobs. [10]

Urban distribution

By 2015 census, the % of the population living in:
  1. Kanto region (34.5%)
  2. Keihanshin (16.3%)
  3. Tokai region (11.8%)
  4. Kyushu region (11.4%)
  5. Rest of Japan (0.00%)

Age structure

Overview of the changing age distribution 1935–2020 [29]
YearTotal population
(census;
thousands)		Population by age (%)
0–1415–6465+
193569,254
36.9%
58.5%
4.7%
194073,114
36.1%
59.2%
5.7%
194571,998
36.8%
58.1%
5.1%
195083,199
35.4%
59.6%
4.9%
195589,275
33.4%
61.2%
5.3%
196093,418
30.2%
64.1%
5.7%
196598,274
25.7%
68.0%
6.3%
1970103,720
24.0%
68.9%
7.1%
1975111,939
24.3%
67.7%
7.9%
1980117,060
23.5%
67.3%
9.1%
1985121,048
21.5%
68.2%
10.3%
1990123,611
18.2%
69.5%
12.0%
1995125,570
15.9%
69.4%
14.5%
2000126,925
14.6%
67.9%
17.3%
2005127,767
13.7%
65.8%
20.1%
2010128,057
13.2%
63.7%
23.1%
2015127,094
12.6%
60.7%
26.6%
2020126,226
12.0%
59.3%
28.8%
Population Projections for Japan.svg
Population projections for Japan (National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, 2023)

Japan's population is aging faster than that of any other nation. [31] The population of those 65 years or older roughly doubled in 24 years, from 7.1% of the population in 1970 to 14.1% in 1994. The same increase took 61 years in Italy, 85 years in Sweden, and 115 years in France. [32] In 2014, 26% of Japan's population was estimated to be 65 years or older, [29] and the Health and Welfare Ministry has estimated that over-65s will account for 40% of the population by 2060. [33] The demographic shift in Japan's age profile has triggered concerns about the nation's economic future and the viability of its welfare state. [34]

Population pyramids by prefecture


Population estimates by sex and age group (01.VII.2020) (Because of rounding, totals are not in all cases the sum of the respective components. Estimates or projections based on the 2015 population census.): [35]
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total61 226 00064 610 000125 836 000100
0–42 406 0002 288 0004 694 0003.73
5–92 580 0002 462 0005 042 0004.01
10–142 736 0002 605 0005 341 0004.24
15–192 932 0002 792 0005 724 0004.55
20–243 298 0003 089 0006 386 0005.07
25–293 240 0003 036 0006 275 0004.99
30–343 391 0003 244 0006 635 0005.27
35–393 767 0003 665 0007 432 0005.91
40–444 289 0004 183 0008 472 0006.73
45–494 954 0004 847 0009 801 0007.79
50–544 353 0004 305 0008 658 0006.88
55–593 905 0003 913 0007 818 0006.21
60–643 674 0003 770 0007 443 0005.91
65–694 047 0004 305 0008 351 0006.64
70–744 288 0004 798 0009 086 0007.22
75–793 193 0003 953 0007 145 0005.68
80–842 239 0003 159 0005 398 0004.29
85–891 323 0002 394 0003 717 0002.95
90–94506 0001 316 0001 822 0001.45
95–9997 000421 000519 0000.41
100+10 00066 00076 0000.06
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–147 722 0007 355 00015 077 00011.98
15–6437 801 00036 843 00074 644 00059.32
65+15 703 00020 412 00036 115 00028.70

Sex ratio

Age
group		20062020
At birth1.051.06
0–151.051.06
15–641.011.01
65+0.730.78
Total0.950.94

Vital statistics

Statistics since 1873

Japanese birth and death rates since 1950. Live births and deaths of Japan.svg
Japanese birth and death rates since 1950.

Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS) [fn 1] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]

Notable events in Japanese demographics:

YearAverage
population
(Oct 1)		Live births

[43]

Deaths

[44]

Natural
change		Crude rates (per 1000)Total
fertility
rate [fn 2] [29] [45] [46] 		Net changeInfant
mortality
rate
(per 1000
births)		Life expectancy [29]
BirthsDeathsNatural
change		MigrationMalesFemales
187334,806,000809,000660,694148,30623.118.94.33.41
187434,985,000836,000696,653139,34723.819.84.01.33.52179,000
187535,316,000869,000654,562214,43824.618.56.12.13.74331,000
187635,555,000903,000613,022289,97825.417.28.2-1.53.75239,000
187735,870,000891,000620,306270,69424.817.37.50.13.67315,000
187836,166,000875,000603,277271,72324.216.77.52.53.58296,000
187936,464,000877,000721,147155,85324.019.84.33.63.55298,000
188036,649,000884,000603,055281,94524.116.57.7-2.73.59185,000
188136,965,000941,000686,064254,93625.518.66.91.73.77316,000
188237,259,000923,000668,342254,65824.817.96.81.43.67294,000
188337,569,0001,005,000676,369328,63126.818.08.7−1.33.96310,000
188437,962,000975,000705,126269,87425.718.67.13.23.80393,000
188538,313,0001,025,000886,824138,17626.723.13.61.33.98351,000
188638,541,0001,051,000938,343112,65727.324.32.93.14.04228,000
188738,703,0001,058,000753,456304,54427.319.57.9−4.04.04162,000
188839,029,0001,173,000752,834420,16630.019.310.8−1.14.43326,000
188939,473,0001,210,000808,680401,32030.720.510.21.74.54444,000
189039,902,0001,145,000823,718321,28228.720.68.12.14.18429,000
189140,251,0001,087,000853,139233,86127.021.25.84.23.99349,000
189240,508,0001,207,000886,988320,01229.821.97.9−0.34.40257,000
189340,860,0001,178,000937,644240,35628.822.95.94.54.26352,000
189441,142,0001,209,000840,768368,23229.420.48.9−1.34.35282,000
189541,557,0001,246,000852,422393,57830.020.59.51.14.36415,000
189641,992,0001,282,000912,822369,17830.521.78.83.14.51435,000
189742,400,0001,334,000876,837457,16331.520.710.8−1.94.66408,000
189842,886,0001,370,000894,524475,47631.920.911.10.34.72486,000
189943,400,0001,386,981932,087454,89432.021.510.51.44.73514,000153.8
190043,847,0001,420,534910,744509,79032.420.811.6−1.44.69447,000155.0
190144,359,0001,501,591925,810575,78133.920.913.0−1.55.01512,100149.9
190244,964,0001,510,853959,126551,70933.621.312.31.24.97605,000154.0
190345,546,0001,489,816931,008558,80832.020.013.50.54.83582,000152.4
190446,135,0001,440,371955,400484,97130.621.210.72.34.61589,000151.9
190546,620,0001,452,7701,004,661448,10930.621.910.10.84.52485,000151.7
190647,038,0001,394,295955,256439,03929.020.010.6−0.54.38418,000153.6
190747,416,0001,614,4721,016,798597,67433.221.013.9−4.75.03378,000151.3
190847,965,0001,662,8151,029,447633,36833.720.914.5−1.85.13549,000158.0
190948,554,0001,693,8501,091,264602,58633.921.913.8−0.35.16589,000167.3
191049,184,0001,712,8571,064,234648,62333.921.114.5−0.45.01630,000161.2
191149,852,0001,747,8031,043,906703,89734.120.415.5−0.75.19668,000158.4
191250,577,0001,737,6741,037,016700,65833.420.015.3−0.55.08725,000154.2
191351,305,0001,757,4411,027,257730,18433.319.515.605.07728,000152.1
191452,039,0001,808,4021,101,815706,58733.820.614.90.55.14734,000158.5
191552,752,0001,799,3261,093,793705,53333.220.214.40.14.91713,000160.4
191653,496,0001,804,8221,187,832616,99032.921.612.72.44.98744,000170.3
191754,134,0001,812,4131,199,669612,74432.721.612.50.54.95738,000173.2
191854,739,0001,791,9921,493,162298,83032.226.76.45.74.83605,000188.6
191955,033,0001,778,6851,281,965496,72031.622.810.2−3.74.77294,000170.5
192055,963,0532,025,5641,422,096603,46836.225.412.05.95.35930,053165.7
192156,666,0001,990,8761,288,570702,30635.122.712.40.05.22702,947168.3
192257,390,0001,969,3141,286,941682,37334.322.411.90.75.12724,000166.4
192358,119,0002,043,2971,332,485710,81235.222.912.20.35.26729,000163.4
192458,876,0001,998,5201,254,946743,57433.921.312.60.25.07757,000156.2
192559,736,8222,086,0911,210,706875,39534.920.314.5−0.25.10860,822142.4
192660,741,0002,104,4051,160,734943,67134.619.115.51.05.191,004,178137.5
192761,659,3002,060,7371,214,323846,41433.419.713.71.25.00918,000141.6
192862,595,3002,135,8521,236,711899,14134.119.814.40.65.09936,000136.7
192963,461,0002,077,0261,261,228815,79832.719.912.90.84.87866,000142.1
193064,450,0052,085,1011,170,867914,23432.418.214.21.24.70989,005124.1
193165,457,5002,102,7841,240,891861,89332.119.013.22.34.761,006,995131.5
193266,433,8002,182,7421,175,3441,007,39832.917.715.2−0.54.86343,000117.5
193367,431,6002,121,2531,193,987927,26631.517.713.81.14.63990,000121.3
193468,308,9002,043,7831,234,684809,09929.918.111.91.04.39890,000124.8
193569,254,1482,190,7041,161,9361,028,76831.616.814.9−1.24.59574,148106.7
193670,113,6002,101,9691,230,278871,69130.017.512.4−0.24.34345,852116.746.9249.63
193770,630,4002,180,7341,207,899972,83530.917.113.7−6.54.45770,000105.8
193871,012,6001,928,3211,259,805668,51627.217.79.4−4.13.88230,000114.4
193971,379,7001,901,5731,268,760632,81326.617.88.8−3.73.80340,000106.2
194071,993,0002,115,8671,186,595929,27229.416.412.9−4.44.112,184,30890.0
194171,678,0002,277,2831,149,5591,127,72431.115.715.4−20.04.36−364,30884.1
194272,386,0002,233,6601,166,6301,067,03030.315.814.4−5.04.18700,00085.5
194372,887,7002,253,5351,213,8111,039,72430.316.313.9−7.44.11530,00086.6
194473,064,0002,149,8431,279,639870,20429.217.411.8−9.53.95−115,000
194571,998,1041,685,5832,113,798-428,21523.229.2−5.9−8.73.11−1,866,896
194673,114,0001,905,8091,326,592579,21725.317.67.77.53.373,301,896
194778,101,0002,678,7921,138,2381,540,55434.314.619.747.14.5412,725,00076.750.0653.96
194880,002,5002,681,624950,6101,731,01433.712.021.82.24.4001,475,00061.755.659.4
194981,772,6002,696,638945,4441,751,19433.211.621.50.24.3161,800,00062.556.259.8
195083,199,6372,337,507904,8761,432,63128.210.917.3−0.13.6501,899,63760.158.061.5
195184,541,0002,137,689838,9981,298,69125.410.015.40.53.2621,035,36357.559.5762.97
195285,808,0002,005,162765,0681,240,09423.58.914.50.32.9761,268,00049.461.965.5
195386,981,0001,868,040772,5471,095,49321.58.912.60.92.6951,192,00048.961.965.7
195488,239,0001,769,580721,4911,048,08920.18.211.92.42.4811,281,00044.663.4167.69
195589,275,5291,730,692693,5231,037,16919.47.811.702.3701,299,52939.863.6067.75
195690,172,0001,665,278724,460940,81818.58.110.5−0.52.223677,47140.663.5967.54
195790,928,0001,566,713752,445814,26817.38.39.0−0.62.043781,00040.063.2467.60
195891,767,0001,653,469684,189969,28018.17.510.6−1.42.110812,00034.564.9869.61
195992,641,0001,626,088689,959936,12917.67.510.1−0.72.039888,00033.765.2169.88
196093,418,5011,606,041706,599899,44217.37.69.7−1.32.004984,50130.765.3270.19
196194,287,0001,589,372695,644893,72817.07.49.6−0.31.9611,524,49928.666.0370.79
196295,181,0001,618,616710,265908,35117.17.59.6−0.21.976889,00026.466.2371.16
196396,156,0001,659,521670,770988,75117.47.010.4−0.12.005980,00023.267.2172.34
196497,182,0001,716,761673,0671,043,69417.86.910.8−0.22.0491,014,00020.467.6772.87
196598,274,9611,823,697700,4381,123,25918.77.111.5−0.32.139448,96118.567.7472.92
196699,036,0001,360,974670,342690,63213.86.87.10.71.5781,515,03919.368.3573.61
1967100,196,0001,935,647675,0061,260,64119.46.712.7−1.02.226935,00014.968.9174.15
1968101,331,0001,871,839686,5551,185,28418.56.811.8−0.52.1341,336,00015.369.0574.30
1969102,536,0001,889,815693,7871,196,02818.56.811.70.12.1311,111,00014.269.1874.67
1970103,720,0601,934,239712,9621,221,27718.76.911.9−0.42.135548,06013.169.3174.66
1971105,145,0002,000,973684,5211,316,45219.16.512.61.02.1571,976,94012.470.1775.58
1972107,595,0002,038,682683,7511,354,93119.26.412.810.42.1421,491,00011.770.5075.94
1973109,104,0002,091,983709,4161,382,56719.26.512.71.22.1401,521,00011.370.7076.02
1974110,573,0002,029,989710,5101,319,47918.46.412.01.42.0491,453,00010.871.1676.31
1975111,939,6431,901,440702,2751,199,16517.06.310.71.51.9091,777,64310.071.7376.89
1976113,094,0001,832,617703,2701,129,34716.36.210.00.21.852835,3579.372.1577.35
1977114,165,0001,755,100690,0741,065,02615.46.19.40.11.8001,097,0008.972.6977.95
1978115,190,0001,708,643695,8211,012,82214.96.18.80.11.792662,0008.472.9778.33
1979116,155,0001,642,580689,664952,91614.26.08.20.11.769962,0007.973.4678.89
1980117,060,3961,576,889722,801854,08813.66.27.30.41.7471,104,3967.573.3578.76
1981117,902,0001,529,455720,262809,19313.06.16.90.31.741621,6047.173.7979.13
1982118,728,0001,515,392711,883803,50912.86.06.80.21.770821,0006.674.2279.66
1983119,536,0001,508,687740,038768,64912.76.26.50.31.800796,0006.274.2079.78
1984120,305,0001,489,780740,247749,53312.56.26.30.21.811654,0006.074.5480.18
1985121,049,0001,431,577752,283679,29411.96.35.60.51.764755,9235.574.7880.48
1986121,660,0001,382,946750,620632,32611.46.25.2−0.21.723670,0775.275.2380.93
1987122,239,0001,346,658751,172595,48611.16.24.9−0.11.690863,0005.075.6181.39
1988122,745,0001,314,006793,014520,99210.86.54.3−0.11.656565,0004.875.5481.30
1989123,205,0001,246,802788,594458,20810.26.43.701.572609,0004.675.9181.77
1990123,611,0001,221,585820,305401,28010.06.73.301.543455,1674.675.9281.90
1991124,101,0001,223,245829,797393,4489.96.73.20.81.533511,8334.476.1182.11
1992124,567,0001,208,989856,643352,3469.86.92.90.91.502453,0004.576.0982.22
1993124,928,0001,188,282878,532309,7509.67.12.50.41.458431,0004.376.2582.51
1994125,265,0001,238,328875,933362,39510.07.12.9−0.21.500452,0004.276.5782.98
1995125,570,0001,187,064922,139264,9259.67.42.20.31.423213,0004.376.3882.85
1996125,859,0001,206,555896,211310,3449.77.22.5−0.21.425285,0003.877.0183.59
1997126,157,0001,191,665913,402278,2639.57.32.20.21.388300,0003.777.1983.82
1998126,472,0001,203,147936,484266,6639.67.52.10.41.384343,0003.677.1684.01
1999126,767,0001,177,669982,031195,6389.47.81.60.81.342231,0003.477.1083.99
2000127,076,0001,190,547961,653228,8949.57.71.80.61.359212,0003.277.7284.60
2001127,291,0001,170,662970,331200,3319.37.71.60.11.334306,0003.178.0784.93
2002127,435,0001,153,855982,379171,4769.27.81.4−0.21.319296,0003.078.3285.23
2003127,619,0001,123,6101,014,951108,6598.98.00.90.61.291273,0003.078.3685.33
2004127,687,0001,110,7211,028,60282,1198.88.20.6−0.11.28943,0002.878.6485.59
2005127,768,0001,062,5301,083,796−21,2668.48.6−0.20.81.26012,0002.878.5685.52
2006127,901,0001,092,6741,084,4518,2238.78.60.1−0.01.31781,0002.679.0085.81
2007128,033,0001,089,8181,108,334−18,5168.68.8−0.20.21.337147,0002.679.1985.99
2008128,084,0001,091,1561,142,407−51,2518.79.1−0.4−0.21.36762,0002.679.2986.05
2009128,032,0001,070,0361,141,865−71,8298.59.1−0.6−0.91.368−52,0002.479.5986.44
2010128,057,3521,071,3051,197,014−125,7098.59.5−1.01.41.38725,3522.379.6486.39
2011127,834,0001,050,8071,253,068−202,2618.39.9−1.6−0.41.393−222,6482.379.4485.90
2012127,593,0001,037,2321,256,359−219,1278.210.0−1.8−0.41.405−241,0000.379.9386.37
2013127,414,0001,029,8171,268,438−238,6218.210.1−1.91.71.427−179,0002.180.1986.56
2014127,237,0001,003,6091,273,025−269,4168.010.1−2.12.01.423−177,00080.4886.77
2015127,094,7451,005,7211,290,510−284,7898.010.3−2.31.01.451−142,2451.980.7586.98
2016127,042,000977,2421,308,158−330,9167.810.5−2.71.21.442−52,74580.9887.14
2017126,919,000946,1461,340,567−394,4217.610.8−3.22.11.428−123,0001.981.0987.26
2018126,749,000918,3971,362,482−444,0857.411.0−3.63.01.416−170,00081.2587.32
2019126,555,000865,2391,381,093−515,8547.011.2−4.21.81.361−194,00081.4187.45
2020126,146,099840,8321,372,648−531,8166.811.1−4.31.01.330−408,90181.6487.74
2021125,502,000811,6041,439,809−628,2056.611.7−5.12.31.303−644,0991.681.4787.57
2022124,947,000 770,7591,569,050−798,2916.112.5−6.41.91.257−555,00080.7486.88
2023124,352,000727,2771,575,936−848,6595.812.7−6.90.91.201−595,00081.0987.14
2024123,802,000686,0611,605,298−919,2375.512.9−7.53.01.16(e)−550,000

Current vital statistics

PeriodLive birthsDeathsNatural increase
January-June 2024350,074811,819−461 745
January-June 2025339,280836,818−497,538
DifferenceDecrease2.svg −10,794 (-3.1%)Increase Negative.svg +24,999 (+3.1%)Decrease2.svg -35,793
Source: [47] [48]

Total fertility rate by prefecture

2024 [49]
PrefectureTFR
Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo 0.95
Flag of Hokkaido Prefecture.svg Hokkaido 1.01
Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Miyagi 1.03
Flag of Akita Prefecture.svg Akita 1.06
Flag of Kyoto Prefecture.svg Kyoto 1.07
Flag of Kanagawa.svg Kanagawa 1.09
Flag of Saitama.svg Saitama 1.10
Flag of Chiba.svg Chiba 1.10
Flag of Iwate.svg Iwate 1.12
Flag of Osaka.svg Osaka 1.15
Flag of Tochigi.svg Tochigi 1.15
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1.16
Flag of Nara Prefecture.svg Nara 1.17
Flag of Fukushima.svg Fukushima 1.17
Flag of Ibaraki.svg Ibaraki 1.18
Flag of Yamagata Prefecture.svg Yamagata 1.18
Flag of Aomori Prefecture.svg Aomori 1.19
Flag of Niigata Prefecture.svg Niigata 1.19
Flag of Gunma Prefecture.svg Gunma 1.21
Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Shizuoka 1.21
Flag of Fukuoka Prefecture.svg Fukuoka 1.22
Flag of Hyogo.svg Hyogo 1.25
Flag of Aichi Prefecture.svg Aichi 1.25
Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Mie 1.25
Flag of Kochi.svg Kochi 1.26
Flag of Gifu Prefecture.svg Gifu 1.27
Flag of Ehime Prefecture.svg Ehime 1.27
Flag of Okayama Prefecture.svg Okayama 1.28
Flag of Yamanashi Prefecture.svg Yamanashi 1.28
Flag of Wakayama Prefecture.svg Wakayama 1.29
Flag of Hiroshima Prefecture.svg Hiroshima 1.29
Flag of Ishikawa.svg Ishikawa 1.30
Flag of Nagano Prefecture.svg Nagano 1.30
Flag of Toyama Prefecture.svg Toyama 1.31
Flag of Tokushima.svg Tokushima 1.32
Flag of Shiga Prefecture.svg Shiga 1.34
Flag of Oita Prefecture.svg Oita 1.35
Flag of Kagawa Prefecture.svg Kagawa 1.36
Flag of Yamaguchi Prefecture.svg Yamaguchi 1.36
Flag of Tottori Prefecture.svg Tottori 1.40
Flag of Fukui Prefecture.svg Fukui 1.42
Flag of Shimane.svg Shimane 1.42
Flag of Saga Prefecture.svg Saga 1.42
Flag of Kumamoto.svg Kumamoto 1.43
Flag of Kagoshima Prefecture.svg Kagoshima 1.44
Flag of Nagasaki Prefecture.svg Nagasaki 1.45
Flag of Miyazaki Prefecture.svg Miyazaki 1.45
Flag of Okinawa Prefecture.svg Okinawa 1.56

Total fertility rate

Fertility before 1873

Source: [50]

Years18001801180218031804180518061807180818091810
Total Fertility Rate in Japan4.084.114.144.174.204.224.254.284.314.344.37
Years1811181218131814181518161817181818191820
Total Fertility Rate in Japan4.004.434.434.444.444.454.454.454.464.46
Years1821182218231824182518261827182818291830
Total Fertility Rate in Japan4.474.474.484.484.484.494.494.504.504.51
Years1831183218331834183518361837183818391840
Total Fertility Rate in Japan4.514.514.524.524.534.534.544.544.554.56
Years1841184218431844184518461847184818491850
Total Fertility Rate in Japan4.584.594.604.614.624.644.654.664.674.68
Years1851185218531854185518561857185818591860
Total Fertility Rate in Japan4.704.714.724.734.744.764.774.784.794.80
Years1861186218631864186518661867186818691870
Total Fertility Rate in Japan4.824.834.844.704.554.414.274.133.983.84
Years187118721873
Total Fertility Rate in Japan3.703.563.41

In 2023, Japan's total fertility rate was 1.20, among the lowest in the world and far below the replacement rate of 2.1. [51] In January 2023, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to take urgent steps to tackle the country's declining birth rate, calling it "now or never" for Japan's aging society; he had planned to double the budget for child-related policies by June 2023 and to set up a new government agency in April. [52]

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Births and total fertility rate of Japan

Life expectancy

Life expectancy in Japan since 1865 Life-expectancy, 1865 to 2023, JPN.svg
Life expectancy in Japan since 1865
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Life expectancy in Japan since 1960 by gender
Life expectancy map for 2020 Life expectancy map of Japan 2020.png
Life expectancy map for 2020
Age201020202023
overallmalefemalesex gapoverallmalefemalesex gapoverallmalefemalesex gap
082.9579.5186.246.7384.7181.5887.736.1584.1481.1087.166.06
182.1478.7185.436.7283.8680.7386.896.1683.2980.2586.316.06
578.2274.7981.496.7079.9176.7882.926.1479.3576.3082.376.07
1073.2569.8276.536.7174.9371.8077.956.1574.3771.3377.396.06
1568.2864.8671.556.6969.9666.8372.986.1569.4166.3672.436.07
2063.3659.9566.616.6665.0361.9268.036.1164.4961.4567.506.05
2558.4955.1361.696.5660.1557.0763.116.0459.6056.5962.596.00
3053.6250.3056.786.4855.2652.2058.195.9954.7151.7357.675.94
3548.7745.4851.896.4150.3847.3553.275.9249.8446.8852.765.88
4043.9540.6947.036.3445.5242.5248.395.8744.9942.0647.885.82
4539.2035.9842.216.2340.7237.7443.555.8140.1937.2943.035.74
5034.5431.3937.466.0736.0033.0638.775.7135.4632.6038.255.65
5530.0026.9532.805.8531.3928.5234.085.5630.8628.0633.565.50
6025.6222.7128.225.5126.9124.1529.455.3026.3823.6928.945.25
6521.4118.7023.745.0422.5819.9924.904.9122.0619.5424.404.86
7017.3814.9219.374.4518.4716.1120.484.3717.9515.6619.984.32
7513.5911.4015.213.8114.6212.5616.243.6814.1312.1515.773.62
8010.228.3611.403.0411.089.3612.282.9210.659.0111.852.84
857.385.948.082.147.986.618.772.167.616.348.382.04
905.114.145.471.335.534.545.941.405.194.295.591.30
953.482.893.630.743.753.113.910.803.502.953.650.70
1002.382.092.430.342.522.192.580.392.362.082.400.32
1051.731.611.740.131.791.651.800.151.691.581.690.11
1101.361.341.360.021.391.341.390.051.331.301.330.03

Data source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research [58]

Historical data

Sources: Our World In Data and the United Nations.

1865–1949
Years18651870187518801885189018951900190519101915192019221927193519451947194819491950 [59]
Life expectancy in Japan36.436.636.837.037.337.738.138.639.240.040.942.042.645.748.230.551.756.857.759.2
1950–2020
PeriodLife expectancy in
years		PeriodLife expectancy in
years
1950–195562.81985–199078.5
1955–196066.41990–199579.4
1960–196569.21995–200080.5
1965–197071.42000–200581.8
1970–197573.32005–201082.7
1975–198075.42010–201583.3
1980–198577.02015–202084.4

Source: UN World Population Prospects

Marriages and divorce

Many Japanese lead a sexless marriage. Japan has the lowest level of couples having sex at 45 times per year, well below the global average of 103 times. With reasons of "tired" and "bored with intercourse" usually given as an answer. [60] Despite this, Japan ranks as number two globally on the amount spent on pornography, after South Korea. [61] [62]

Ethnic groups

Naturalized Japanese citizens and native-born Japanese nationals with a multi-ethnic background are all considered to be Japanese in the population census of Japan. [63]

Discrimination against ethnic minorities

Three native Japanese minority groups can be identified. The largest are the hisabetsu buraku or "discriminated communities", also known as the burakumin. These descendants of premodern outcast hereditary occupational groups, such as butchers, leatherworkers, funeral directors, and certain entertainers, may be considered a Japanese analog of India's Dalits. Historically, discrimination against these occupational groups was based on Buddhist prohibitions on killing and Shinto notions of pollution, and it was also a feature of governmental social control. [10]

During the Edo period, such people were required to live in special buraku and, like the rest of the population, they were bound by sumptuary laws which were based on the inheritance of social class. The Meiji government abolished most of the derogatory names which were applied to these discriminated communities in 1871, but the new laws had little effect on the social discrimination which was faced by the former outcasts and their descendants. However, the laws eliminated the economic monopoly which they had on certain occupations. [10] The buraku continued to be treated as social outcasts and some casual interactions with the majority caste were perceived taboo until the era after World War II.

Estimates of their number range from 2 to 4 million (about 4% of the national population in 2022). Although the members of these marginalized communities are physically indistinguishable from other Japanese, most of them live in urban ghettoes or they live in the traditional special hamlets which are located in rural areas, and as a result, membership in a marginalized group can be surmised from the location of a family's home, a family's occupation, the dialect which a family speaks, or the mannerisms which a family uses when it communicates with people. Checks on the backgrounds of families which were designed to ferret out buraku were commonly performed as a condition of marriage arrangements and employment applications, [10] but in Osaka, they have been illegal since 1985.

Among the hisabetsu buraku, past and current discrimination against them has resulted in lower educational attainments and it has also resulted in a lower socioeconomic status, by contrast, the majority of Japanese have higher educational attainments and they also have a higher economic status. Movements with objectives which range from "liberation" to the encouragement of integration have attempted to change this situation, [10] with some success. Nadamoto Masahisa of the Buraku History Institute estimates that as of 1998, between 60 and 80% of burakumin married a non-burakumin. [64]

Ryukyuans

One of the largest minority groups among Japanese citizens is the Ryukyuan people. [65] They are primarily distinguished by their use of several distinct Ryukyuan languages, though use of Ryukyuan is dying out. [66] The Ryukyuan people and language originated in the Ryukyu Islands, which are in Okinawa prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture.

Ainu

Japanese Ainu group in 1904 "Ainus in national Gala-Costume, married women with tattooed mustache." Department of Anthropology, Japanese exhibit, 1904 World's Fair.jpg
Japanese Ainu group in 1904

The third largest minority group among Japanese citizens is the Ainu, whose language is an isolate. Historically, the Ainu were an indigenous hunting and gathering population who occupied most of northern Honshū as late as the Nara period (A.D. 710–94). As Japanese settlement expanded, the Ainu were pushed northward, [10] by the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ainu were pushed into the island of Hokkaido. [67]

Characterized as remnants of a primitive circumpolar culture, the fewer than 20,000 Ainu in 1990 were considered racially distinct and thus not fully Japanese. Disease and a low birth rate had severely diminished their numbers over the past two centuries, and intermarriage had brought about an almost completely mixed population. [10]

Although no longer in daily use, the Ainu language is preserved in epics, songs, and stories transmitted orally over succeeding generations. Distinctive rhythmic music and dances and some Ainu festivals and crafts are preserved, but mainly in order to take advantage of tourism. [10]

Hāfu

Hāfu (a kana rendition of "half") is a term used for people who are biracial and ethnically half Japanese. Of the one million children born in Japan in 2013, 2.2% had one or two non-Japanese parents. [70] According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in 2016 one in forty-nine babies born in Japan ware born into families with one non-Japanese parent. [68] Most intermarriages in Japan are between Japanese men and women from other Asian countries, including China, the Philippines and South Korea. [69] Southeast Asia too, also has significant populations of people with half-Japanese ancestry, particularly in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

In the 1940s, biracial Japanese children (Ainoko), specifically Amerasian children, encountered social problems such as poverty, perception of impurity and discrimination due to negative treatment in Japan. [70] In the 21st century, discrimination against hāfu occurs based on how different their identity, behavior and appearance is from a typical Japanese person. [71]

Languages

The most widely-spoken language in Japan is Japanese, which is separated into several dialects with Tokyo dialect considered Standard Japanese.

In addition to the Japanese language, Ryūkyūan languages are spoken in Okinawa and parts of Kagoshima in the Ryūkyū Islands. Along with Japanese, these languages are part of the Japonic language family, but they are separate languages,[ citation needed ] and are not mutually intelligible with Japanese, or with each other. All of the spoken Ryukyuan languages are classified by UNESCO as endangered.

In Hokkaidō, there is the Ainu language, which is spoken by the Ainu people, who are the indigenous people of the island. The Ainu languages, of which Hokkaidō Ainu is the only extant variety, are isolated and do not fall under any language family. Ever since the Meiji period, Japanese has become widely used among the Ainu people and consequently Ainu languages have been classified critically endangered by UNESCO. [72]

In addition, languages such as Orok, Evenki and Nivkh spoken in formerly Japanese controlled southern Sakhalin are becoming more and more endangered. After the Soviet Union took control of the region, speakers of these languages and their descendants migrated to mainland Japan and still exist in small numbers.

The Japanese society of Yamato people is linguistically homogeneous with small populations of Koreans (0.9 million), Chinese/Taiwanese (0.65 million), Filipino (306,000 some being Japanese Filipino; children of Japanese and Filipino parentage). [73] This can be also said for Brazilians (300,000, many of whom are ethnically Japanese) as well as Peruvians and Argentineans of both Latin American and Japanese descent.[ citation needed ] Japan has indigenous minority groups such as the Ainu and Ryukyuans, who generally speak Japanese.

Citizenship

Japanese citizenship is conferred jure sanguinis , and monolingual Japanese-speaking minorities often reside in Japan for generations under permanent residency status without acquiring citizenship in their country of birth, although legally they are allowed to do so. This is because Japanese law does not recognize dual citizenship after the age of adulthood, and so people becoming naturalized Japanese citizens must relinquish their previous citizenship upon reaching the age of 22 years [74] [75]

In addition, people taking Japanese citizenship must take a name using one or more of the Japanese character sets (hiragana, katakana, kanji). Names written in the Western alphabet, Korean alphabet, Arabic characters, etc., are not acceptable as legal names. Chinese characters are usually legally acceptable as nearly all Chinese characters are recognized as valid by the Japanese government. Transliterations of non-Japanese names using katakana (e.g. スミス　"Sumisu" for "Smith") are also legally acceptable.[ citation needed ]

However, some naturalizing foreigners feel that becoming a Japanese citizen should mean that they have a Japanese name and that they should abandon their foreign name, and some foreign residents do not wish to do this—although most Special Permanent Resident Koreans and Chinese already use Japanese names. Nonetheless, some 10,000 Zainichi Koreans naturalize every year. Approximately 98.6% of the population are Japanese citizens, and 99% of the population speak Japanese as their first language. Non-ethnic Japanese in the past, and to an extent in the present, also live in small numbers in the Japanese archipelago. [76]

Religion

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Shinto wedding at the Meiji Shrine

Shinto and Buddhism are Japan's two major religions. They have co-existed for more than a thousand years. However, most Japanese people generally do not exclusively identify themselves as adherents of one religion, but rather incorporate various elements in a syncretic fashion. [77] There are small Christian and other minorities as well, with the Christian population dating to as early as the 1500s, as a result of European missionary work before sakoku was implemented from 1635 to 1853.

Migration

Internal migration

Between 6 million and 7 million people moved their residences each year during the 1980s. About 50% of these moves were within the same prefecture; the others were relocations from one prefecture to another. During Japan's economic development in the twentieth century, and especially during the 1950s and 1960s, migration was characterized by urbanization as people from rural areas in increasing numbers moved to the larger metropolitan areas in search of better jobs and education. Out-migration from rural prefectures continued in the late 1980s, but more slowly than in previous decades. [10]

In the 1980s, government policy provided support for new urban development away from the large cities, particularly Tokyo, and assisted regional cities to attract young people to live and work there. Regional cities offered familiarity to those from nearby areas, lower costs of living, shorter commutes, and, in general, a more relaxed lifestyle than could be had in larger cities. Young people continued to move to large cities, however, to attend universities and find work, but some returned to regional cities (a pattern known as U-turn) or to their prefecture of origin (referred to as "J-turn"), or even moved to a rural area for the first time ("I-turn"). [10] [78]

Government statistics show that in the 1980s significant numbers of people left the largest central cities (Tokyo and Osaka) to move to suburbs within their metropolitan areas. In 1988, more than 500,000 people left Tokyo, which experienced a net loss through migration of nearly 73,000 for the year. Osaka had a net loss of nearly 36,000 in the same year. [10]

With a decreasing total population, internal migration results in only eight prefectures showing an increase in population. These are Okinawa (2.9%), Tokyo (2.7%), Aichi (1.0%), Saitama (1.0%), Kanagawa (0.9%), Fukuoka (0.6%), Shiga (0.2%), and Chiba (0.1%). [79]

Emigration

About 663,300 Japanese were living abroad, approximately 75,000 of whom had permanent foreign residency, more than six times the number who had that status in 1975. More than 200,000 Japanese went abroad in 1990 for extended periods of study, research, or business assignments. As the government and private corporations have stressed internationalization, greater numbers of individuals have been directly affected, decreasing Japan's historical insularity. By the late 1980s, these problems, particularly the bullying of returnee children in schools, had become a major public issue both in Japan and in Japanese communities abroad. [10]

Cities with significant populations of Japanese nationals in 2015 included:

Note: The above data shows the number of Japanese nationals living overseas. It was published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and relates to 2015. [80]

Immigration

According to the Japanese immigration centre, the number of foreign residents in Japan has steadily increased, and the number of foreign residents exceeded 3,768,977 people in December 2024. [81] [82] [83]

In 2020, the number of foreigners in Japan was 2,887,116. This includes 325,000 Filipinos, many of whom are married to Japanese nationals and possessing some degree of Japanese ancestry, [84] [85] 208,538 Brazilians, the majority possessing some degree of Japanese ancestry, [85] 778,112 Chinese, 448,053 Vietnamese and 426,908 South Koreans. Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Filipinos and Brazilians account for about 77% of foreign residents in Japan.[ citation needed ]

The current issue of the shrinking workforce in Japan alongside its aging population has resulted in a recent need to attract foreign labour to the country.[ citation needed ] Reforms which took effect in 2015 relax visa requirements for "Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals" and create a new type of residence status with an unlimited period of stay.[ citation needed ]

According to the Civil Affairs Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Justice, the number of naturalized individuals peaked in 2003 at 17,633, before declining to 8,863 by 2024. [86] [87] [88] [89] [90] Most of the decline is accounted for by a steep reduction in the number of Japan-born Koreans taking Japanese citizenship. Historically the bulk of those taking Japanese citizenship have not been foreign-born immigrants but rather Japanese-born descendants of Koreans and Taiwanese who lost their citizenship in the Japanese Empire in 1947 as part of the American Occupation policy for Japan.

Japanese statistical authorities do not collect information on ethnicity, only nationality. [91] As a result, both native and naturalized Japanese citizens are counted in a single group. [63] Although official statistics therefore show homogeneity, other analyses describe the population as "multi-ethnic". [76] [92] [93]

Net Migration

Net Migration to Japan (2001–present) [94]
YearNet Migration
2001145,781
2002-50,788
200367,832
2004-35,076
2005-52,729
20061,221
20073,598
2008-44,626
2009-123,748
201014
2011-78,984
2012-78,805
201314,378
201436,386
201594,438
2016133,892
2017150,727
2018161,456
2019208,783
202041,907
2021-35,188
2022175,115
2023242,131
2024339,843

Foreign residents

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Foreigners in Japan
Age and sex distribution of major foreign cohorts in Japan Age and Sex Distribution of Major Foreigners in Japan en.png
Age and sex distribution of major foreign cohorts in Japan

In December 2024, there were 3,768,977 foreign residents in Japan, representing 3.04% of the Japanese population. [95] [96] Foreign Army personnel, of which there were up to 430,000 from the SCAP (post-occupation, United States Forces Japan) and 40,000 BCOF in the immediate post-war years, have not been at any time included in Japanese foreign resident statistics. [97] Most foreign residents in Japan come from Brazil or from other Asian countries, particularly from China, Vietnam, South Korea, the Philippines, and Nepal. [98] [99]

A number of long-term resident Koreans in Japan today retain familial links with the descendants of Koreans, [100] that either immigrated voluntarily or were forcibly relocated during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Within this group, a number hold Special Permanent Resident status, granted under the terms of the Normalisation Treaty (22nd June 1965) between South Korea and Japan. [101] In many cases special residents, despite being born in Japan and speaking Japanese, have chosen not to take advantage of the mostly automatic granting of citizenship to special resident applicants. [102]

Beginning in 1947 the Japanese government started to repatriate Korean nationals, who had nominally been granted Japanese citizenship during the years of military occupation. When the Treaty of San Francisco came into force many ethnic Koreans lost their Japanese citizenship from April 28, 1952, and with it the right to welfare grants, to hold a government job of any kind or to attend Japanese schools. [97] In the following year the government contrived, with the help of the Red Cross, a scheme to "repatriate" Korean residents, who mainly were from the Southern Provinces, to their "home" of North Korea. [103] Between 1959 and 1984 93,430 people used this route, of whom 6,737 were Japanese or Chinese dependents. Most of these departures – 78,276 – occurred before 1962. [104]

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Foreign-born population by citizenship in 2023
Population of Japan in 2024 [106] [107]
  1. Japanese nationals (97.0%)
  2. Foreign nationals (3.04%)

Table: numbers of foreign nationals in Japan

Country19902000 [110] 200520102015 [111] 2020 [82] 2024 [112] Main article
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China [113] 137,499335,575519,561687,156665,847 [114] 778,112873,286 Chinese people in Japan
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 6,31616,90828,93241,781146,956448,053634,361 Vietnamese people in Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 681,838635,269598,687565,989457,772426,908409,238 Koreans in Japan
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 38,925144,871187,261210,181229,595279,660341,518 Filipinos in Japan
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 3993,6496,95317,52554,77595,982233,043 Nepalis in Japan
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 14,258254,394302,080230,552173,437208,538211,907 Brazilians in Japan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2,78119,34625,09724,89535,91066,832199,824 Indonesians in Japan
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 8944,8515,3428,57713,73735,049134,574 Burmese people in Japan
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 48,72355,87270,147 Taiwanese in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [115] 34,90044,85649,39050,66752,27155,76166,111 Americans in Japan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5,54229,28937,70341,27945,37953,37965,398 Thais in Japan
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1,0645,6559,0139,09713,15229,29063,472 Sri Lankans in Japan
Flag of India.svg  India 2,92610,06416,98822,49726,24438,55853,974 Indians in Japan
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4,12146,17157,72854,63647,72148,25649,247 Peruvian migration to Japan
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2,2057,17611,01510,17510,83517,46335,073 Bangladeshis in Japan
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1,8757,4988,78910,29912,70819,10329,647 Pakistanis in Japan
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1,1481,7612,2632,6836,11116,65926,827 Cambodians in Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 33,93927,21423,206 Koreans in Japan
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 231,2093,7624,9496,59013,50421,240 Mongolians in Japan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,27216,52517,49416,04415,82616,89121,139 Britons in Japan
Flag of France.svg  France 2,8815,3717,3379,06010,67212,26416,215 French people in Japan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3,0739,18811,2779,7569,8439,75813,015 Australians in Japan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4,17210,08812,0229,9959,53810,10312,226 Canadians in Japan
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 340 [116] 4,8937,1107,8148,0929,24911,982 Russians in Japan
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 4,3098,3867,9108,3648,73810,31811,968 Malaysians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3,4104,2955,3565,9716,3366,1148,749 Germans in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [117] 1901,4242,2752,5474,1576,2127,711 Turks in Japan
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1131844958321,5033,6327,107 Uzbeks in Japan
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 2383,9156,1395,7205,4126,1196,753 Bolivians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 1284305931,1482,6393,5096,351 Afghans in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8901,5792,0832,7313,5364,2635,556 Italians in Japan
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 8641,6772,3932,6392,5922,9034,442 Laotians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 9886,1675,2274,8413,9964,1214,399 Iranians in Japan
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1401,7412,3892,7292,6383,3154,318 Nigerians in Japan
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 8921,0041,7841,5071,6991,8654,176 Ukrainians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8271,3381,5851,9072,4953,2404,146 Spaniards in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9673,2643,8243,2503,1523,2804,022 New Zealanders in Japan
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,0421,9402,2832,5122,5012,9583,739 Singaporean in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6911,7401,8251,9562,1412,7143,702 Mexicans in Japan
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1,7043,0723,8343,1812,6302,9663,523 Argentines in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5181,6571,8241,8832,2352,0053,124 Ghanaians in Japan
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3732,4962,9022,6062,2682,4822,774 Colombians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3441,1031,3661,5932,0052,0272,450 Egyptians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 422,4493,5742,4092,4082,2502,310 Romanians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 6721,6782,2872,0981,8802,1312,266 Paraguayans in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5861,1581,1361,5531,8051,5141,971 Swedes in Japan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7499041,0791,0991,1291,2941,881 Dutch in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3597428709781,6531,4081,865 Poles in Japan
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 701351581884779701,584 Syrians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1083535645706911,0201,560 South Africans in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 61002143434731,0591,558 Cameroonians in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9809079711,0891,0231,0761,393 Swiss in Japan  [ jp ]
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 6719741,0941,0611,0261,1281,392 Irish people in Japan
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2636527126806398861,249 Chilean in Japan  [ jp ]
Total foreign residents984,4551,686,4442,011,5552,134,1512,232,1892,887,1163,768,977

Foreign residents as of 2015

There was an increase of 110,358 foreign residents from 2014 to 2015. Vietnamese made the largest proportion of these new foreign residents, whilst Nepalese, Filipino, Chinese and Taiwanese are also significant in numbers. Together these countries makes up 91,126 or 82.6% of all new residents from 2014 to 2015. However, the majority of these immigrants will only remain in Japan for a maximum of five years, as many of them have entered the country in order to complete trainee programmes. Once they complete their programmes, they will be required to return to their home countries. [118]

As of December 2014 there were 2,121,831 foreigners residing in Japan, 677,019 of whom were long-term residents in Japan, according to national demographics figures. The majority of long-term residents were from Asia, totalling 478,953. Chinese made up the largest portion of them with 215,155, followed by Filipinos with 115,857, and Koreans with 65,711. Thai, Vietnamese, and Taiwanese long-term residents totaled 47,956, and those from other Asian countries totaled 34,274. The Korean figures do not include zainichi Koreans with tokubetsu eijusha ("special permanent resident") visas, of whom there were 354,503 (of a total of 358,409 of all nationalities with such visas). The total number of permanent residents had declined over the previous five years due to high cost of living. [119]

Foreign residents as of 2021

The number of foreign residents of Japan reached a high of 2.93 million in 2019 before falling to 2.76 million at the end of 2021. [120] The number of foreign workers was 1.46 million in 2018, 29.7% are in the manufacturing sector; 389,000 are from Vietnam and 316,000 are from China. [121]

On April 1, 2019, Japan's revised immigration law was enacted. The revision clarifies and better protects the rights of foreign workers. Japan formally accepts foreign blue-collar workers. This helps reduce labour shortage in certain sectors of the economy. The reform changes the status of foreign workers to regular employees and they can obtain permanent residence status. The reform includes a new visa status called tokutei gino (特定技能, "designated skills"). In order to qualify, applicants must pass a language and skills test (level N4 or higher of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test). In the old "Technical Trainee programme" a foreign employee was tied to their employer. This caused numerous cases of exploitation. The revision gives foreign workers more freedom to leave and change their employer. [122]

  1. ↑ The proportion of foreign nationals is most likely higher due to those that did not declare a nationality. The Statistics of Foreign Residents estimated that there was a total of 2,887,116 (2.3% of the total population) foreign nationals in December 2020, while in the 2020 census carried out in October enumerated 2,402,460 foreign nationals.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Foreign nationals are not included. Figures for 1947-1972 do not include Okinawa Prefecture.
  2. ↑ In fertility rates, 2.1 and above is a stable population and have been marked blue, 2 and below leads to an aging population and a reducing population.

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