Population, total
Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.
POPULATION_TOTAL · raw · annual · people
Population, total
Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.
Data and evidence
Population, total
Japan
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 123,478,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19044 · revision 1
Value 123478000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 123478000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 123,964,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19043 · revision 1
Value 123964000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 123964000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 124,425,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19042 · revision 1
Value 124425000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 124425000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 124,829,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19041 · revision 1
Value 124829000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 124829000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 125,178,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19040 · revision 1
Value 125178000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 125178000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 125,472,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19039 · revision 1
Value 125472000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 125472000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 125,757,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19038 · revision 1
Value 125757000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 125757000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 126,057,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19037 · revision 1
Value 126057000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 126057000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 126,400,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19036 · revision 1
Value 126400000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 126400000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 126,631,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19035 · revision 1
Value 126631000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 126631000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 126,843,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19034 · revision 1
Value 126843000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 126843000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 127,149,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19033 · revision 1
Value 127149000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127149000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 127,445,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19032 · revision 1
Value 127445000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127445000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 127,718,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19031 · revision 1
Value 127718000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127718000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 127,761,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19030 · revision 1
Value 127761000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127761000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 127,773,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19029 · revision 1
Value 127773000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127773000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 127,854,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19028 · revision 1
Value 127854000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127854000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 128,001,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19027 · revision 1
Value 128001000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 128001000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 128,063,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19026 · revision 1
Value 128063000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 128063000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 128,047,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19025 · revision 1
Value 128047000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 128047000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 128,070,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19024 · revision 1
Value 128070000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 128070000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 127,833,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19023 · revision 1
Value 127833000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127833000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 127,629,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19022 · revision 1
Value 127629000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127629000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 127,445,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19021 · revision 1
Value 127445000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127445000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 127,276,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19020 · revision 1
Value 127276000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127276000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 127,141,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19019 · revision 1
Value 127141000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127141000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 127,076,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19018 · revision 1
Value 127076000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 127076000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 126,972,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19017 · revision 1
Value 126972000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 126972000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 126,811,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19016 · revision 1
Value 126811000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 126811000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 126,633,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19015 · revision 1
Value 126633000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 126633000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 126,261,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19014 · revision 1
Value 126261000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 126261000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 125,681,593 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19013 · revision 1
Value 125681593.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 125681593.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | 125,124,989 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19012 · revision 1
Value 125124989.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 125124989.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | 124,516,650 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19011 · revision 1
Value 124516650.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 124516650.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | 123,975,371 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19010 · revision 1
Value 123975371.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 123975371.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | 123,366,734 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19009 · revision 1
Value 123366734.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 123366734.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:34 · source revision unspecified |
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