Population in Japan, 2018

Population in 2018: Annual value — 126,495,333 people. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

Population in 2018 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 126,495,333 people, source International Monetary Fund
Population in 2018 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

Population in 2018

  • Value: 126,495,333 people
  • Change vs 2017: −250,667 people (−0.2 %)
  • Position in history: above the 47-year average (average — 124,904,576.3 people)
  • Series maximum — 127,830,833 people in 2011 (7 years ago)
  • Series minimum — 116,769,417 people in 1980 (38 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2018
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, people
2013127,332,583
2014127,119,500
2015126,977,500
2016126,960,083
2017126,746,000
2018126,495,333
2019126,220,750
2020125,848,750
2021125,491,833
2022125,062,667

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Complete series for Japan — on the Population page.

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