Key information about Japan population

• The Japan population reached 123.7 million people in Dec 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 124.3 million people in Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 128.1 million people in Dec 2010 and a record low of 43.4 million people in Dec 1899

• In the latest reports, Japan Unemployment Rate remained the same at 2.6 % in Oct 2025
• Monthly earnings of the Japan population was 2,013.9 USD in Sep 2025
• Japan Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 64.2 % in Oct 2025

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In 2023, the male population in Tokyo Prefecture amounted to around 6.6 million. The number of men in the prefecture declined in 2021 for the first time in the past decade.

The 6th Population Census, this is an extraordinary census conducted just after the end of the war. In order to clarify the state of Japan’s population and households, the population census has been conducted in Japan almost every five years.More details on the "Population Census of Japan" overall including other years can be found here: https://d-infra.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/Japanese/statistical-yb/b001.html. 　　　　　Following the enactment of the Statistics Act, the Population Census was implemented as the "Designated Statistics No. 1" based on the Statistics Act. The census examined, for example, whether people had returned to Japan after the war. Due to the war, no Population Census was conducted in 1945.

Japan JP: Completeness of Death Registration with Cause-of-Death Information data was reported at 100.000 % in 2011. This stayed constant from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2010. Japan JP: Completeness of Death Registration with Cause-of-Death Information data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2011, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2011 and a record low of 99.200 % in 2002. Japan JP: Completeness of Death Registration with Cause-of-Death Information data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).; Weighted average;

In 2023, around 137,240 deaths were recorded in Tokyo, Japan, decreasing slightly compared to the previous year. In 2023, the number of deaths reported in the Japanese metropolis was the highest among all 47 prefectures.

The 16th Population Census. In order to clarify the state of Japan’s population and households, the population census has been conducted in Japan almost every five years.More details on the "Population Census of Japan" overall including other years can be found here: https://d-infra.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/Japanese/statistical-yb/b001.html. 　　　　　For details, see the website of the Statistics Bureau (https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kokusei/index.html).

PERIOD: 1887, 1892, 1897-1934, year-end. SOURCE: [Survey by the Statistics Bureau, Imperial Cabinet].

The 13th Population Census. In order to clarify the state of Japan’s population and households, the population census has been conducted in Japan almost every five years.More details on the "Population Census of Japan" overall including other years can be found here: https://d-infra.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/Japanese/statistical-yb/b001.html. 　　　　　Starting with this census, the Population Census asks about the type of building respondents live in. Moreover, while in the past a cabinet order or the like had been enacted for each census, from this census onward, censuses were based on revisions of the Cabinet Order for the Population Census and the Rules for the Execution of the Population Census enacted in 1980.

In 2023, Tokyo Prefecture recorded a 0.99 total fertility rate (TFR). The total fertility rate in the prefecture showed a steady decrease in recent years and fell below one for the first time in 2023.

PERIOD: Korea, Taiwan, South Sakhalin and Kwantung Province, 1930-1939 year-end. South Pacific Mandate, every October 1 from 1930 to 1937 and 1938-1939 year-end. NOTE: Excluding local troops each places. SOURCE: [Survey by the Statistics Bureau, Imperial Cabinet; Statistics by government offices, overseas territories of Japan].

PERIOD: Korea, Taiwan, South Sakhalin and Kwantung Province and South Manchurian Railway Zone, 1923-1930 year-end. South Pacific Mandate, 1923-1927 year-end, October 1, 1929, April 1 and October 1, 1930. SOURCE: [Survey by the Statistics Bureau, Imperial Cabinet; Statistics by government offices, overseas territories of Japan].

In 2023, the female population in Tokyo Prefecture amounted to around 6.85 million. The number of women in the prefecture decreased in 2021 for the first time in years.

PERIOD: 1920-1924. NOTE: (As of October 1, except for 1923, for which figures are as of September 1.). SOURCE: [Survey by the Statistics Bureau, Imperial Cabinet].

PERIOD: Population census on Oct. 1, 1930 and Oct. 1, 1935. SOURCE: [Survey by the Statistics Bureau, Imperial Cabinet; Statistics by government offices, overseas territories of Japan].

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Demographic information on participants.

In 2023, Tokyo Prefecture registered 1.49 new divorces per 1,000 inhabitants, up from 1.43 divorces in the previous year. The divorce rate in the prefecture had shown a steady decrease until 2023.

PERIOD: 1939. NOTE: (with 200000 or more inhabitants). SOURCE: [Statistics and reports of major countries].

PERIOD: Population census on Oct. 1, 1920 . SOURCE: [Survey by the Statistics Bureau, Imperial Cabinet].