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Population
2023
Population decline by a record 837,000 to 121,193 million
As of October 1, 2023, the population of Japan excluding foreigners was approximately 121.193 million people. This is a record 837 thousand inhabitants, or 0.69%, less compared to the result for the previous year. Such indicators were announced on April 12, 2024 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of the country.
The total population of Japan, including foreign citizens, in 2023 decreased by 595 thousand people, or 0.48%, amounting to approximately 124.352 million. This value, as noted, shows negative dynamics for 13 years in a row.
The published statistics indicate that Japan is experiencing an aging society. The number of people aged 65 and over amounted to 36.227 million people, and their share reached a record 29.1% of the total population of the country. On an annualized basis, the figure increased by 0.1%. The number of people aged 75 and over is also growing: in this age group, an increase of more than 710 thousand people was recorded on an annualized basis, and the final result for the first time exceeded 20 million citizens, which is a record 16.1% of the total population of Japan.
The number of residents under the age of 14, on the contrary, decreased in 2023 by 329 thousand - to about 14.17 million. This is equivalent to 11.4% of the total population, the lowest in the history of statistics collection. The number of people aged 15 to 64 years decreased by 256 thousand year-on-year - to 73.95 million, or 59.5% of the total population.
In addition, Japan has seen a decline in the birth rate. During 2023, approximately 758.63 thousand babies were born, which is a record low. This is 5.1% less than during the previous year.[1]
Government data
As of July 2023, the number of Japanese declined in all 47 prefectures of the country for the first time in the entire data accounting period, according to a study published by the government, while the number of foreign citizens rose to a record level.
The latest figures illustrate the demographic crisis facing Prime Minister Kisida. The number of foreigners is growing, but does not cover the shortage.
2022
Japan's population shrinks for the 12th year in a row to 122 million citizens
At the end of 2022, the total population of Japan decreased by approximately 556 thousand people compared to the previous year. The fall was observed for the 12th year in a row, as evidenced by the statistics released on April 12, 2023.
According to the results of the study, as of October 1, 2022, the population of the Land of the Rising Sun, including foreigners, was 124 947 000 people. At the same time, the number of Japanese citizens themselves is 122 031 000 people, which is 750,000 less than in 2021. This is the maximum recorded population drop in a year since the publication of analytical data began in 1950.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, on an annualized basis, the number of inhabitants decreased in all prefectures of the country except Tokyo. The working-age population of Japan (people aged 15 to 64 years) for the year decreased by 296,000 people - to 74,208,000. This represents 59.4% of the total number of residents, which approximately corresponds to the record low recorded in 2021.
Japanese people aged 14 years and under account for a new historical low of 11.6% of the total population, while the age group 65 years and older recorded a new historical high of 29%. The study notes that the observed negative trends indicate the urgent need to take measures aimed at increasing the birth rate. It is also noted that the number of women in the country in 2022 exceeded the number of men by 3,431,000 people.
 | Declining birth rates and an aging population, a shrinking workforce and an increased financial burden on health and social care systems pose challenges for the country, it said.[2] |  |
126 million people
2021: Japan's population declines at record level in a year
Japan's population declined by 609,392 in 2021, a record high for the country. This is stated in the report of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, which was published in February 2022.
According to the news agency Jiji Press, commenting on the report for 2021, the natural population decline (excess mortality over birth) in Japan has been happening for the 15th year in a row and has become higher in recent years. Only in 2019, this figure exceeded 500 thousand people, and in 2021 the figure for the first time turned out to be higher than 600 thousand.
In 2021, 842,897 people were born in Japan, which is 29,786, or 3.4%, less than in the previous year. A record birth rate has been recorded for six years. Meanwhile, the number of marriages in 2021 fell by 4.3% to 514,242, the lowest since the end of World War II.
Statistics from the Japanese Ministry of Health include data on Japanese citizens living abroad and foreigners living in Japan.
Kyodo News will note that, despite the best efforts of the government, it has failed to stop the trend towards a rapid decline in the population of Japan. According to forecasts of the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, the population of the world's third largest economy will fall below 100 million people in 2053 and will amount to 88.08 million in 2065.
In 2022, the Japanese government announced plans by the Agency for Children and Families to address demographic issues, including those related to preterm birth. Authorities are also taking measures to reduce waiting times for waiting queues at day care centres to push working parents to increase their family.[3]
2020
The population of Japan in 5 years decreased by 1 million people
The total population of Japan, including foreign citizens, as of October 1, 2020 was 126.14 million, which is 0.7%, or almost 949 thousand people less than in 2015. The results of the census were published by the Ministry of Communications and Internal Affairs of Japan on November 30, 2021.
Japan's working-age population - those aged 15 to 64 - declined 3% to 75.08 million, down 2.26 million from 2015. The number of children aged 14 and under fell 6% to 15.03 million. Meanwhile, the number of people aged 65 and over increased by 7% - to 36.02 million people, which indicates a decrease in the birth rate and aging of the country's population.
In Japan, there are about 55.7 million households, of which 21.1 million (38%) are families that consist of one person. The national average number of people in a household is 2.27, the lowest level since 1970.
According to forecasts, by 2053 the population of Japan will decrease to 100 million people, and by 2065 - to 88 million, 38% of them will be people over the age of 60.
In the absence of change, such a demographic trend will put pressure on economic growth. An economy based on increasing the size of the labor force will change towards focusing on improving quality, and greater efforts will be required to increase the overall productivity of society.
The national census is conducted once every five years to examine the status of all people and households in Japan, including foreign nationals. Each household receives questionnaires where you need to answer questions about gender, date of birth, employment, etc.
The 2020 census was a "large-scale study" conducted every 10 years. It involves collecting more detailed information about the population, for example, information about the education of family members is analyzed. The census was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, so online responses were also adopted.[4]
Sex dolls deepen Japan's demographic crisis
The birth rate in Japan is falling catastrophically, the fertility rate tends to 1 (at the beginning of 2020, about 1.4 children per woman, at least 2.1 are needed for simple reproduction of the population) and sales of robots "for personal life" are only increasing. Read more here.
2016: 126.9 million people
After the record set in the early 2010s, the total population of Japan in December 2016 amounted to 126.9 million (a decrease of 160 thousand people compared to last year) or the level of the beginning of the century.
Top 5 "oldest" countries by age of population for 2019:
1. Monaco - 53.1
2. Japan - 47.3
3. Germany - 47.1
4. Italy - 45.5
5. Slovenia - 44.5
There were 27.32% of people aged 65 and over in December 2016, up 0.58 pp from a year ago. At the same time, the share of citizens aged 15 to 64 years was 60.27% (a drop of 0.46 pp), and from 0 to 14 years old - 12.41% (a drop of 0.11 pp).
For 2016, Japan is the epicenter of demographic problems in the economically developed world. According to government statistics, the number of births in Japan in 2016 is likely to be below the millionth mark, for the first time since the start of such statistics in 1899, which is certainly the result of a rapidly aging society and the high cost of raising children.
It is expected that in 2016 only 981 thousand babies will be born, in 2015 there were more than a million of them. Most births (2.7 million) were recorded in the Land of the Rising Sun in 1949[5]
Japan in 2016 also has a natural population decline, as the number of deaths exceeds the number of births. This decline has been observed for the tenth year in a row, the information portal writes zerohedge.com.
The decrease in the number of women aged 20 to 40 is a key factor in the fall in the birth rate, government officials say. Japan's birth rate was 1.45 in 2015 (0.03 points higher than the previous year), attributed to economic recovery. However, this is still far from the target of 1.80 set by the authorities.
In December 2016, the Japanese authorities approved a record ($830 billion) expenditure part of the budget for the 2017 fiscal year, which includes assistance for raising children. However, according to experts, all these are belated steps and are unlikely to be able to radically change the situation.
1961:88 million people
1843: Japan trails Germany as the 5th most populous in the world
From at least 1800 to 1863, France was the fourth country in the world in terms of population after China, India and Russia.
Fertility and mortality
Main article: Birth and mortality rates in Japan
Migration
2021: Net population inflow in 4 years
Average growth
Language
Smoking
2018: Japan - in 7th place in the world in the number of smokers
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Life expectancy
2022: Leading average life expectancy among rich countries
2020: Leadership in the world in the proportion of the population over 100 years old
Notes
- ↑ Japan's population falls below 125m, down for 13th straight year
- ↑ Japan's population falls below 125 million, shrinking for 12th straight year
- ↑ Natural Drop in Japan's Population Tops 600,000 in 2021
- ↑ Japan's population drops to 126m in 2020 census, down 0.7% vs. 2015
- ↑ Demographic shock: is Japan threatened with extinction?.
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