East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Japan

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population density
342

people / km² land·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Japan2023 · 341.54
087.84175.68263.52351.361960199320251961: 2561962: 2591963: 2621964: 2641965: 2671966: 2701967: 2721968: 2751969: 2791970: 2821971: 2881972: 2921973: 2971974: 3001975: 3041976: 3081977: 3111978: 3141979: 3161980: 3191981: 3211982: 3241983: 3261984: 3291985: 3311986: 3331987: 3351988: 3361989: 3381990: 3391991: 3401992: 3411993: 3421994: 3431995: 3441996: 3451997: 3461998: 3471999: 3472000: 3482001: 3492002: 3502003: 3502004: 3512005: 3512006: 3512007: 3512008: 3512009: 3512010: 3512011: 3512012: 3502013: 3502014: 3492015: 3492016: 3492017: 3482018: 3482019: 3472020: 3462021: 3452022: 3432023: 342

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Country context

Japan in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Tokyo
Country code
JPN