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Japan

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Capital
Tokyo
Currency
yen
Continent
Asia
Area
377,972.28 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q17 · Official languages: Japanese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
123.37M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
4.44T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
35.95K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.17 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
2.45 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.15 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
84.04 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Japan: 123.37M
Japan · Population122.9M124.31M125.72M127.13M128.54M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Japan · Population · people
YearJapan
2025123,366,734
2024123,975,371
2023124,516,650
2022125,124,989
2021125,681,593
2020126,261,000
2019126,633,000
2018126,811,000
2017126,972,000
2016127,076,000
2015127,141,000
2014127,276,000
2013127,445,000
2012127,629,000
2011127,833,000
2010128,070,000
2009128,047,000
2008128,063,000
2007128,001,000
2006127,854,000
current US$ · 20062025
2025Japan: 4.44T
Japan · GDP3.98T4.62T5.26T5.91T6.55T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Japan · GDP · current US$
YearJapan
20254,435,162,999,976.94
20244,190,008,188,358.57
20234,384,854,269,961.93
20224,447,976,207,314.78
20215,225,933,520,753.1
20205,189,197,543,645.38
20195,245,755,000,479.03
20185,154,293,721,629.56
20175,038,231,631,660.71
20165,110,357,383,254.44
20154,534,438,580,494.94
20144,985,763,289,560.81
20135,272,297,037,396.96
20126,333,803,928,787.76
20116,279,422,550,218.7
20105,811,578,109,447.07
20095,336,765,697,589.29
20085,160,197,175,876.43
20074,624,670,179,654.96
20064,648,058,930,707.24

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Japan: 35.95K
Japan · GDP per capita32.21K36.96K41.71K46.46K51.21K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Japan · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearJapan
202535,951.04
202433,797.1
202335,215
202235,548.26
202141,580.74
202041,098.97
201941,424.87
201840,645.48
201739,679.86
201640,214.97
201535,664.64
201439,172.85
201341,369.19
201249,626.68
201149,122.08
201045,378.14
200941,678.18
200840,294.21
200736,129.95
200636,354.43
% · 20062025
2025Japan: 3.17
Japan · Inflation-1.81-0.430.962.343.732006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Japan · Inflation · %
YearJapan
20253.17
20242.74
20233.27
20222.5
2021-0.23
2020-0.02
20190.47
20180.99
20170.48
2016-0.13
20150.8
20142.76
20130.34
2012-0.04
2011-0.27
2010-0.73
2009-1.35
20081.38
20070.06
20060.25

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Japan: 2.45
Japan · Unemployment2.082.93.734.555.382006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Japan · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearJapan
20252.45
20242.5
20232.6
20222.61
20212.81
20202.81
20192.35
20182.47
20172.82
20163.13
20153.39
20143.59
20134.04
20124.36
20114.55
20105.1
20095.07
20084
20073.89
20064.19

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Japan:
Japan · Fertility rate1.121.211.31.391.482006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Japan · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearJapan
2025No data available
20241.15
20231.2
20221.26
20211.3
20201.33
20191.36
20181.42
20171.43
20161.44
20151.45
20141.42
20131.43
20121.41
20111.39
20101.39
20091.37
20081.37
20071.34
20061.32

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Japan:
Japan · Life expectancy82.182.7783.4484.1184.782006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Japan · Life expectancy · years
YearJapan
2025No data available
202484.04
202384.04
202284
202184.45
202084.56
201984.36
201884.21
201784.1
201683.98
201583.79
201483.59
201383.33
201283.1
201182.59
201082.84
200982.93
200882.59
200782.51
200682.32
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology