Japan Total Population
Monthly estimates of Japan's total population and Japanese nationals, by sex. 6 series.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Total population (Both sexes) | 122,680,000 | 122,930,000 | 122,850,000 | 122,810,000 | 122,860,000 | 122,811,000 | 122,975,000 | 122,980,000 | 123,165,000 | 123,203,000 | 123,049,524 | 123,192,000 | 123,268,000 | 123,367,000 | 123,371,000 | 123,342,000 | 123,397,000 | 123,420,000 | 123,441,000 | 123,552,000 | 123,744,000 | 123,784,000 | 123,802,000 | 123,779,000 | 123,887,000 | 123,975,000 | 123,979,000 | 123,941,000 | 124,002,000 | 124,003,000 | 124,105,000 | 124,143,000 | 124,299,000 | 124,342,000 | 124,352,000 | 124,348,000 | 124,439,000 | |
| Total population (Male) | 59,690,000 | 59,810,000 | 59,780,000 | 59,760,000 | 59,780,000 | 59,749,000 | 59,832,000 | 59,827,000 | 59,931,000 | 59,952,000 | 59,778,826 | 59,940,000 | 59,973,000 | 60,016,000 | 60,022,000 | 60,003,000 | 60,035,000 | 60,045,000 | 60,052,000 | 60,099,000 | 60,205,000 | 60,224,000 | 60,233,000 | 60,217,000 | 60,265,000 | 60,303,000 | 60,312,000 | 60,289,000 | 60,323,000 | 60,321,000 | 60,368,000 | 60,382,000 | 60,467,000 | 60,487,000 | 60,492,000 | 60,483,000 | 60,522,000 | |
| Total population (Female) | 62,990,000 | 63,120,000 | 63,070,000 | 63,060,000 | 63,070,000 | 63,062,000 | 63,143,000 | 63,153,000 | 63,234,000 | 63,251,000 | 63,270,698 | 63,252,000 | 63,295,000 | 63,351,000 | 63,349,000 | 63,339,000 | 63,362,000 | 63,375,000 | 63,390,000 | 63,453,000 | 63,540,000 | 63,560,000 | 63,569,000 | 63,562,000 | 63,622,000 | 63,672,000 | 63,668,000 | 63,653,000 | 63,679,000 | 63,682,000 | 63,737,000 | 63,761,000 | 63,832,000 | 63,855,000 | 63,859,000 | 63,865,000 | 63,917,000 | |
| Japanese population (Both sexes) | 118,989,000 | 119,078,000 | 119,250,000 | 119,240,000 | 119,316,000 | 119,380,000 | 119,449,000 | 119,583,000 | 119,619,000 | 119,636,000 | 119,693,000 | 119,781,000 | 119,855,000 | 119,967,000 | 120,149,000 | 120,155,000 | 120,227,000 | 120,296,000 | 120,372,000 | 120,518,000 | 120,557,000 | 120,576,000 | 120,632,000 | 120,722,000 | 120,792,000 | 120,885,000 | 121,052,000 | 121,047,000 | 121,118,000 | 121,193,000 | 121,270,000 | 121,410,000 | ||||||
| Japanese population (Male) | 57,790,000 | 57,833,000 | 57,918,000 | 57,917,000 | 57,955,000 | 57,989,000 | 58,022,000 | 58,079,000 | 58,097,000 | 58,111,000 | 58,141,000 | 58,186,000 | 58,225,000 | 58,283,000 | 58,371,000 | 58,378,000 | 58,414,000 | 58,450,000 | 58,486,000 | 58,549,000 | 58,571,000 | 58,586,000 | 58,617,000 | 58,661,000 | 58,699,000 | 58,744,000 | 58,828,000 | 58,828,000 | 58,862,000 | 58,902,000 | 58,937,000 | 58,997,000 | ||||||
| Japanese population (Female) | 61,199,000 | 61,245,000 | 61,332,000 | 61,324,000 | 61,361,000 | 61,391,000 | 61,427,000 | 61,504,000 | 61,522,000 | 61,525,000 | 61,551,000 | 61,595,000 | 61,630,000 | 61,683,000 | 61,778,000 | 61,777,000 | 61,814,000 | 61,846,000 | 61,886,000 | 61,969,000 | 61,987,000 | 61,990,000 | 62,015,000 | 62,061,000 | 62,093,000 | 62,141,000 | 62,224,000 | 62,219,000 | 62,256,000 | 62,291,000 | 62,333,000 | 62,413,000 |
Latest reading
Total population (Both sexes) stood at 122,680,000 person in Aug 2026. That is −0.2% from Jul 2026 and −0.5% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Oct 1975 to Aug 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 122,680,000 person
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- −0.2%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −0.5%
About this data
Monthly estimates of Japan's total population and Japanese nationals, by sex. 6 series. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
