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Japan

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
123,366,734 in 2025[3]
Land area
364,500 km²[4]
Total area
377,974 km²[5] land and water
Official language
Currency
Coast
Yes[9]
Continent
Official name

Parts of Japan

Loading 47 places.

Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025123.4M

93,216,000 in 1960, 123,366,734 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
196093,216,000
196194,055,000
196294,933,000
196395,900,000
196496,903,000
196597,952,000
196698,851,000
196799,879,000
1968101,011,000
1969102,219,000
1970103,403,000
1971105,697,000
1972107,188,000
1973108,707,000
1974110,162,000
1975111,573,000
1976112,775,000
1977113,872,000
1978114,913,000
1979115,890,000
1980116,807,000
1981117,661,000
1982118,480,000
1983119,307,000
1984120,083,000
1985120,837,000
1986121,482,000
1987122,069,000
1988122,578,000
1989123,069,000
1990123,478,000
1991123,964,000
1992124,425,000
1993124,829,000
1994125,178,000
1995125,472,000
1996125,757,000
1997126,057,000
1998126,400,000
1999126,631,000
2000126,843,000
2001127,149,000
2002127,445,000
2003127,718,000
2004127,761,000
2005127,773,000
2006127,854,000
2007128,001,000
2008128,063,000
2009128,047,000
2010128,070,000
2011127,833,000
2012127,629,000
2013127,445,000
2014127,276,000
2015127,141,000
2016127,076,000
2017126,972,000
2018126,811,000
2019126,633,000
2020126,261,000
2021125,681,593
2022125,124,989
2023124,516,650
2024123,975,371
2025123,366,734

Earlier capitals

  1. 710 to 784 Heijō-kyō[11]
  2. 744 to 745 Shigaraki Palace[12]
  3. 784 to 794 Nagaoka-kyō[13]
  4. 794 to 1869 Heian-kyō[14]
  5. until 1180 Fukuhara-kyō[15]
  6. 1603 to 1868 Edo[16]
  7. 1868 to 1943 Tokyo Prefecture[17]
  8. 1889 to 1943 Tokyo City[18]

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
JP[19]
ISO alpha-3
JPN[20]
ISO numeric
392[21]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Tokyo (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), area (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  6. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), official language: Japanese (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), currency: yen (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), continent: Asia (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  9. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  10. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), official name (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  11. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Heijō-kyō (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Shigaraki Palace (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Nagaoka-kyō (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Heian-kyō (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Fukuhara-kyō (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Edo (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Tokyo Prefecture (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), capital: Tokyo City (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  19. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  20. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  21. Wikidata: Japan (Q17), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2563565467) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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