East Asia & Pacific · High income
Japan: key statistics
Japan has 123m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $35,951. Below: 69 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- yen JPY
- Languages
- Japanese
- ISO codes
- JPJPN
- Land neighbours
- China, South Korea, Philippines, Russia, United States
Population123m2025 · rank 12 of 217GDP$4.4tn2025 · rank 4 of 211GDP per capita$35,9512025 · rank 48 of 211Life expectancy84.0 yrs2024 · rank 10 of 217Internet users85.5%2024 · rank 80 of 188Fertility1.152024 · rank 203 of 217CO₂ per person7.84 t2024 · rank 28 of 203Inflation3.2%2025 · rank 91 of 180
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Japan, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 123m | 2025 | 12/217 | 3/37 | −3.0% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.49% | 2025 | 197/217 | 33/37 | −0.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 92.3% | 2025 | 26/217 | 6/37 | +0.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.15 | 2024 | 203/217 | 32/37 | −19% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 30.0% | 2025 | 2/217 | 1/37 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 11.2% | 2025 | 215/217 | 35/37 | −1.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 340.1 | 2024 | 36/216 | 8/37 | −2.6% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 5.7 | 2024 | 211/217 | 34/37 | −29% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 377,975 km² | 2024 | 63/216 | 8/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $4.4tn | 2025 | 4/211 | 2/36 | −2.2% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $35,951 | 2025 | 48/211 | 8/36 | +0.8% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $55,422 | 2025 | 45/199 | 8/31 | +33% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $38,340 | 2025 | 35/201 | 6/33 | −4.5% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.2% | 2025 | 167/210 | 29/36 | −0.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.7% | 2025 | 130/210 | 25/36 | −0.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.0% | 2024 | 172/198 | 27/29 | ±0.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 26.8% | 2024 | 71/201 | 14/30 | −1.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 71.4% | 2024 | 31/201 | 8/30 | +1.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 27.7% | 2024 | 45/175 | 11/27 | +1.3 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 32.1% | 2024 | 29/163 | 10/25 | +5.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.2% | 2025 | 91/180 | 9/27 | +2.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 1.0% | 2017 | 111/136 | 21/24 | −1.9 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 1.0% | 2017 | 135/136 | 23/24 | −0.9 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 149.66 | 2025 | 55/210 | 8/36 | +24% | — | |
| Government expense | 20.1% | 2022 | 100/142 | 18/25 | +2.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.41% | 2025 | 92/156 | 10/18 | +0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 22.0% | 2024 | 139/184 | 25/32 | +4.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 22.9% | 2024 | 158/184 | 29/32 | +3.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 44.9% | 2024 | 155/184 | 29/32 | +8.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 4.9% | 2025 | 37/185 | 13/29 | +1.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.0% | 2025 | 141/197 | 24/32 | +0.9 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2025 | 163/178 | 25/26 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 4.1m | 2020 | 43/196 | 5/35 | −52% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.5% | 2025 | 164/187 | 20/29 | −0.9 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 3.9% | 2025 | 169/187 | 24/29 | −1.6 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 63.4% | 2025 | 80/187 | 17/29 | +3.9 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 55.9% | 2025 | 76/187 | 15/29 | +6.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 1.2% | 2020 | 83/151 | 9/17 | +0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.6% | 2020 | 99/151 | 12/17 | +0.7 pp | 18.2% | |
| Gini index | 32.3 | 2020 | 102/151 | 11/17 | +2.5% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 135/167 | 19/23 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 15.7% | 2025 | 144/190 | 16/30 | +6.2 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 101.1% | 2023 | 86/191 | 12/30 | +0.7 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 101.5% | 2023 | 55/176 | 6/26 | +0.5 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 64.5% | 2023 | 59/172 | 11/27 | +1.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.7 | 2017 | 105/173 | 20/27 | — | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.3% | 2021 | 126/184 | 22/29 | −0.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.0 yrs | 2024 | 10/217 | 3/37 | +0.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 1.8 | 2024 | 193/196 | 30/30 | −14% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.4 | 2024 | 189/196 | 30/30 | −17% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 3 | 2023 | 185/194 | 29/30 | −40% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.7% | 2023 | 20/193 | 7/29 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $3,638 | 2023 | 24/193 | 4/29 | −16% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.65 | 2022 | 70/180 | 6/25 | +16% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 95% | 2024 | 64/193 | 13/30 | −3.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 7.1% | 2010 | 117/154 | 21/25 | +1.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.2% | 2024 | 77/206 | 16/37 | +0.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.9% | 2024 | 20/203 | 7/37 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 85.5% | 2024 | 80/188 | 12/28 | −3.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 178.4 | 2023 | 12/210 | 4/34 | +54% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 38.6 | 2023 | 30/208 | 4/34 | +34% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 53/215 | 7/36 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 21/192 | 3/30 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 7.84 t | 2024 | 28/203 | 10/37 | −22% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 8.8% | 2021 | 154/212 | 22/37 | +4.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 21.1% | 2021 | 111/206 | 16/35 | +10.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 68.3% | 2024 | 20/214 | 9/35 | −0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 11.0% | 2024 | 96/206 | 10/34 | −0.5 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 18.5% | 2022 | 63/177 | 7/20 | −0.2 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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