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Japan

Snapshot ·
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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
Population growth ↗
-0.49 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
1.19 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
55.42K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
29.99 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
92.3 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
63.45 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
3.9 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
85.54 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
44.85 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.03 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Japan

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.