Japan statistics

Official statistics for Japan, with sources: national population, income and prices, economy. Every number comes with the location of the original file from the government office or international organization and the date it was fetched.

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National figures

IndicatorValueYearSource
Population122.43 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
People aged 15–3423.94 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Median age50.18 years old2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share of people living in cities92.3 %2025World Bank WDI
Household consumption per 1 person (price-adjusted)27,366 International dollars2024Calculated
GDP per 1 person (price-adjusted)55,422 International dollars2025World Bank WDI
Total household consumption (price-adjusted)3.39 trillion International dollars2024World Bank WDI
Price level of everyday goods (world average =100)142.8 2021World Bank ICP
Inflation (1 year)3.17 %2025World Bank WDI
Economic growth (1 year)1.19 %2025World Bank WDI
Share of people using the internet85.5 %2024UN SDG
Share of people with an account or mobile money98.52 %2024World Bank WDI
International visitors36.87 million people2024Asian Development Bank KIDB
Income inequality (Gini coefficient)32.3 2020World Bank WDI
Unemployment rate2.5 %2025ILO

Current economy (monthly)

IndicatorLatest valueMonthSource
Business confidence (OECD, 100=long-term average)101.42026-06OECD
Consumer confidence (OECD, 100= long-term average)98.422026-08OECD
Inflation (compared with the same month a year earlier)1.92026-07World Bank
Retail sales value (year on year)3.692026-07estat_dashboard
Retail sales volume (year on year)16.662026-07OECD Short-term economic statistics DSD_STES@DF_INDSERV
Unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)2.462026-06World Bank

Culture

Religion (2020, Pew Research Center 2025「Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020」): No religion (no particular faith) 57.5%, Buddhism 37.2%, Other religions (Sikhism, Taoism, Shinto, Jainism, Bahá'í, folk religions, etc.) 2.9%, Christianity 2.2%, Islam 0.2%

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All figures for Japan (CSV, with source and licence columns). One row per number, with the URL of the original file, the location inside it, the date fetched and a fingerprint. When you use them, follow the terms of use of each source.

Source

The figures on this page come from the following public statistics. On the 3D map, click a number to see, for each one, the URL of the original file, the location inside it, the text exactly as written, the date fetched, the file fingerprint (sha256), and for calculated numbers, the formula and inputs.