Japan in figures
Back to JapanJapan's output in current dollars was smaller in 2025 than in 2000, $4.44 trillion against $5.04 trillion, after a high of $6.33 trillion in 2012. The population peaked at 128,070,000 in 2010 and was down to 123,366,734 by 2025, when people aged 65 or over made up 30.0% of it. General government debt stood at 206.5% of GDP in 2025, below the 228.8% of 2020.
GDP
$4.44 tn
2025
from $5.04 tn in 2000
GDP per person
$35 951
2025
from $39 753 in 2000
Real growth
1.2%
2025
from 3.0% in 2000
Inflation
3.2%
2025
from −0.7% in 2000
Unemployment
2.5%
2025
from 4.8% in 2000
Government debt
206.5%of GDP
2025
from 118.5% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Japan's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Real output shrank by 5.9% in 2009 and by 4.3% in 2020, and grew 4.1% in 2010. It fell again in 2024, by 0.2%. Growth was 1.2% in 2025; the IMF projected 0.7% for 2026 and 0.6% a year from 2027 to 2031. Measured in current dollars, GDP per person fell from $39,753 in 2000 to $35,951 in 2025, while at purchasing power it doubled, from $27,695 in 2000 to $55,422 in 2025. Gross national income per person was $38,340 in 2025. Services produced 71.4% of GDP in 2024, up from 66.1% in 2000. Industry, construction included, fell from 32.5% in 2000 to 26.8% in 2024, and manufacturing alone from 22.2% in 2000 to 18.8% in 2024. Farming, forestry and fishing: 1.0% in 2024.
$4.44 tn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.44 tn |
| 2024 | $4.19 tn |
| 2023 | $4.38 tn |
| 2022 | $4.45 tn |
| 2021 | $5.23 tn |
| 2020 | $5.19 tn |
| 2019 | $5.25 tn |
| 2018 | $5.15 tn |
| 2017 | $5.04 tn |
| 2016 | $5.11 tn |
| 2015 | $4.53 tn |
| 2014 | $4.99 tn |
| 2013 | $5.27 tn |
| 2012 | $6.33 tn |
| 2011 | $6.28 tn |
| 2010 | $5.81 tn |
| 2009 | $5.34 tn |
| 2008 | $5.16 tn |
| 2007 | $4.62 tn |
| 2006 | $4.65 tn |
| 2005 | $4.88 tn |
| 2004 | $4.94 tn |
| 2003 | $4.57 tn |
| 2002 | $4.25 tn |
| 2001 | $4.44 tn |
| 2000 | $5.04 tn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
1.2%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 0.6% |
| 2030 (projection) | 0.6% |
| 2029 (projection) | 0.6% |
| 2028 (projection) | 0.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | 0.6% |
| 2026 (projection) | 0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.2% |
| 2024 | −0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6% |
| 2020 | −4.3% |
| 2019 | −0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | −0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% |
| 2009 | −5.9% |
| 2008 | −1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.0% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$35 9512025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35 951 | $55 422 |
| 2024 | $33 797 | $54 156 |
| 2023 | $35 215 | $52 726 |
| 2022 | $35 548 | $49 246 |
| 2021 | $41 581 | $45 999 |
| 2020 | $41 099 | $43 560 |
| 2019 | $41 425 | $43 744 |
| 2018 | $40 645 | $43 090 |
| 2017 | $39 680 | $42 347 |
| 2016 | $40 215 | $41 463 |
| 2015 | $35 665 | $41 722 |
| 2014 | $39 173 | $40 272 |
| 2013 | $41 369 | $39 855 |
| 2012 | $49 627 | $37 974 |
| 2011 | $49 122 | $36 483 |
| 2010 | $45 378 | $35 658 |
| 2009 | $41 678 | $33 843 |
| 2008 | $40 294 | $35 643 |
| 2007 | $36 130 | $35 359 |
| 2006 | $36 354 | $33 971 |
| 2005 | $38 159 | $32 464 |
| 2004 | $38 678 | $31 136 |
| 2003 | $35 809 | $29 742 |
| 2002 | $33 316 | $29 055 |
| 2001 | $34 910 | $28 352 |
| 2000 | $39 753 | $27 695 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Consumer prices fell by 1.4% in 2009 and by 0.7% in 2010, and rose 2.8% in 2014. Inflation reached 2.5% in 2022, 3.3% in 2023 and 3.2% in 2025, and the IMF projected 2.2% for 2026. Unemployment peaked at 5.4% in 2002. By 2025 it was 2.5%, and 3.9% among people aged 15 to 24, while labour force participation had climbed from a low of 59.0% in 2012 to 63.5%.
3.2%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2025 | 3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.5% |
| 2021 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | −0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | −0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% |
| 2012 | −0.0% |
| 2011 | −0.3% |
| 2010 | −0.7% |
| 2009 | −1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% |
| 2005 | −0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.0% |
| 2003 | −0.3% |
| 2002 | −0.9% |
| 2001 | −0.7% |
| 2000 | −0.7% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
2.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | 4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | 6.3% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | 6.8% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | 8.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | 7.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | 7.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | 8.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | 8.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | 9.6% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | 10.2% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | 10.1% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | 9.6% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | 9.2% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports of goods and services came to 10.3% of GDP in 2000 and 22.0% in 2024; imports rose faster, from 9.0% to 22.9%, and peaked at 24.2% in 2022. Imports have been the larger of the two in most years since 2011. The current account stayed in surplus throughout, at its lowest 0.7% of GDP in 2014 and 4.9% in 2025. Net inflows of foreign direct investment were worth 1.0% of GDP in 2025.
22.0%2024
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.0% | 22.9% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | 22.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | 24.2% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | 18.0% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | 17.3% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | 17.9% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | 16.5% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | 14.9% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | 19.7% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | 18.0% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | 15.3% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | 13.5% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | 11.9% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | 15.4% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | 14.2% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | 10.8% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | 9.7% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | 9.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | 9.0% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
4.9%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.6% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
1.0%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | −0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% |
| 2006 | −0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
General government gross debt was 118.5% of GDP in 2000 and 201.2% in 2013. It peaked at 228.8% in 2020. The figure for 2025 was 206.5%, and the IMF projected a slow fall to 192.8% by 2031, with the deficit widening again at the same time to 4.0% of GDP. The government borrowed in every year of the series, 9.6% of GDP in 2009 and 1.1% in 2025.
206.5%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 192.8% |
| 2030 (projection) | 193.9% |
| 2029 (projection) | 195.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | 197.7% |
| 2027 (projection) | 200.1% |
| 2026 (projection) | 204.4% |
| 2025 | 206.5% |
| 2024 | 214.5% |
| 2023 | 220.3% |
| 2022 | 227.8% |
| 2021 | 222.7% |
| 2020 | 228.8% |
| 2019 | 206.3% |
| 2018 | 203.7% |
| 2017 | 203.1% |
| 2016 | 202.1% |
| 2015 | 200.1% |
| 2014 | 203.6% |
| 2013 | 201.2% |
| 2012 | 197.1% |
| 2011 | 190.6% |
| 2010 | 178.6% |
| 2009 | 172.9% |
| 2008 | 153.6% |
| 2007 | 150.4% |
| 2006 | 152.1% |
| 2005 | 153.4% |
| 2004 | 148.8% |
| 2003 | 140.2% |
| 2002 | 134.6% |
| 2001 | 126.8% |
| 2000 | 118.5% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−1.1%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −4.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | −3.7% |
| 2029 (projection) | −3.3% |
| 2028 (projection) | −2.9% |
| 2027 (projection) | −2.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | −2.0% |
| 2025 | −1.1% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
| 2023 | −2.4% |
| 2022 | −4.2% |
| 2021 | −6.3% |
| 2020 | −9.0% |
| 2019 | −3.0% |
| 2018 | −2.4% |
| 2017 | −3.0% |
| 2016 | −3.6% |
| 2015 | −3.6% |
| 2014 | −5.6% |
| 2013 | −7.6% |
| 2012 | −8.2% |
| 2011 | −9.0% |
| 2010 | −9.1% |
| 2009 | −9.6% |
| 2008 | −4.1% |
| 2007 | −2.9% |
| 2006 | −3.0% |
| 2005 | −4.4% |
| 2004 | −5.3% |
| 2003 | −7.3% |
| 2002 | −7.2% |
| 2001 | −6.1% |
| 2000 | −7.2% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
People
Who lives in Japan
The World Bank put the population at 123,366,734 in 2025, against 126,843,000 in 2000 and 128,070,000 in 2010. It shrank by 0.5% in 2025. Net migration added 322,564 people in 2017 and 140,579 in 2025, and was negative in 2021, at −34,996. Women had 1.15 children on average in 2024. In 2024 there were 5.7 births and 13.3 deaths for every 1,000 people, and life expectancy at birth was 84.0 years. The share aged 65 or over went from 17.4% in 2000 to 30.0% in 2025. Towns and cities held 92.3% of the population in 2025.
123.37 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 123.37 m |
| 2024 | 123.98 m |
| 2023 | 124.52 m |
| 2022 | 125.12 m |
| 2021 | 125.68 m |
| 2020 | 126.26 m |
| 2019 | 126.63 m |
| 2018 | 126.81 m |
| 2017 | 126.97 m |
| 2016 | 127.08 m |
| 2015 | 127.14 m |
| 2014 | 127.28 m |
| 2013 | 127.44 m |
| 2012 | 127.63 m |
| 2011 | 127.83 m |
| 2010 | 128.07 m |
| 2009 | 128.05 m |
| 2008 | 128.06 m |
| 2007 | 128.00 m |
| 2006 | 127.85 m |
| 2005 | 127.77 m |
| 2004 | 127.76 m |
| 2003 | 127.72 m |
| 2002 | 127.44 m |
| 2001 | 127.15 m |
| 2000 | 126.84 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2% | 58.8% | 30.0% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | 58.8% | 29.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | 58.8% | 29.6% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | 58.7% | 29.4% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | 58.7% | 29.2% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | 58.9% | 28.9% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | 59.0% | 28.6% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | 59.2% | 28.4% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | 59.4% | 28.0% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | 59.8% | 27.5% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | 60.2% | 26.9% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | 60.8% | 26.2% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | 61.5% | 25.4% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | 62.3% | 24.5% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | 63.1% | 23.6% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | 63.5% | 23.1% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | 63.8% | 22.8% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | 64.2% | 22.3% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | 64.8% | 21.6% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | 65.3% | 21.0% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | 66.0% | 20.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | 66.5% | 19.6% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | 67.0% | 19.1% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | 67.3% | 18.6% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | 67.8% | 18.0% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | 68.2% | 17.4% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.152024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.15 |
| 2023 | 1.20 |
| 2022 | 1.26 |
| 2021 | 1.30 |
| 2020 | 1.33 |
| 2019 | 1.36 |
| 2018 | 1.42 |
| 2017 | 1.43 |
| 2016 | 1.44 |
| 2015 | 1.45 |
| 2014 | 1.42 |
| 2013 | 1.43 |
| 2012 | 1.41 |
| 2011 | 1.39 |
| 2010 | 1.39 |
| 2009 | 1.37 |
| 2008 | 1.37 |
| 2007 | 1.34 |
| 2006 | 1.32 |
| 2005 | 1.26 |
| 2004 | 1.29 |
| 2003 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 1.32 |
| 2001 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 1.36 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
84.0 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.0 years |
| 2023 | 84.0 years |
| 2022 | 84.0 years |
| 2021 | 84.5 years |
| 2020 | 84.6 years |
| 2019 | 84.4 years |
| 2018 | 84.2 years |
| 2017 | 84.1 years |
| 2016 | 84.0 years |
| 2015 | 83.8 years |
| 2014 | 83.6 years |
| 2013 | 83.3 years |
| 2012 | 83.1 years |
| 2011 | 82.6 years |
| 2010 | 82.8 years |
| 2009 | 82.9 years |
| 2008 | 82.6 years |
| 2007 | 82.5 years |
| 2006 | 82.3 years |
| 2005 | 82.0 years |
| 2004 | 82.0 years |
| 2003 | 81.8 years |
| 2002 | 81.7 years |
| 2001 | 81.4 years |
| 2000 | 81.1 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
140 5792025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 322 564 people, in 2017.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 579 |
| 2024 | 153 357 |
| 2023 | 175 003 |
| 2022 | 175 003 |
| 2021 | −34 996 |
| 2020 | 42 001 |
| 2019 | 318 190 |
| 2018 | 320 601 |
| 2017 | 322 564 |
| 2016 | 314 732 |
| 2015 | 168 896 |
| 2014 | 58 109 |
| 2013 | 66 449 |
| 2012 | 67 904 |
| 2011 | 97 720 |
| 2010 | 131 860 |
| 2009 | 125 450 |
| 2008 | 142 605 |
| 2007 | 138 024 |
| 2006 | 130 065 |
| 2005 | 113 017 |
| 2004 | 69 014 |
| 2003 | 74 875 |
| 2002 | 60 864 |
| 2001 | 59 563 |
| 2000 | 23 468 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Health spending came to 10.7% of GDP in 2023, after 12.3% in 2022. Public spending on education was 3.3% of GDP in 2021. Internet use was recorded at 85.5% of people in 2024, against 93.2% in 2016. The Gini coefficient of income inequality stood at 32.3 in 2020, and the Human Development Index at 0.925 in 2021.
10.7%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.7% |
| 2022 | 12.3% |
| 2021 | 12.1% |
| 2020 | 11.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% |
| 2016 | 10.7% |
| 2015 | 10.8% |
| 2014 | 10.7% |
| 2013 | 10.7% |
| 2012 | 10.7% |
| 2011 | 10.5% |
| 2010 | 9.1% |
| 2009 | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7% |
| 2005 | 7.7% |
| 2004 | 7.5% |
| 2003 | 7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2% |
| 2000 | 7.0% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
3.3%2021
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.5% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
85.5%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.5% |
| 2023 | 85.0% |
| 2022 | 84.9% |
| 2021 | 82.9% |
| 2020 | 90.2% |
| 2019 | 92.7% |
| 2018 | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 91.1% |
| 2014 | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 88.2% |
| 2012 | 79.5% |
| 2011 | 79.0% |
| 2010 | 78.2% |
| 2009 | 78.0% |
| 2008 | 75.4% |
| 2007 | 74.3% |
| 2006 | 68.7% |
| 2005 | 66.9% |
| 2004 | 62.4% |
| 2003 | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 46.6% |
| 2001 | 38.5% |
| 2000 | 30.0% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
32.32020
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 32.3 |
| 2019 | 33.0 |
| 2018 | 32.9 |
| 2017 | 31.8 |
| 2016 | 31.8 |
| 2015 | 30.7 |
| 2014 | 31.3 |
| 2013 | 31.5 |
| 2012 | 32.5 |
| 2011 | 33.0 |
| 2010 | 31.5 |
| 2009 | 33.0 |
| 2008 | 34.6 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
92.3%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.3% |
| 2024 | 92.2% |
| 2023 | 92.1% |
| 2022 | 92.0% |
| 2021 | 91.9% |
| 2020 | 91.8% |
| 2019 | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 91.6% |
| 2017 | 91.5% |
| 2016 | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 91.2% |
| 2012 | 91.0% |
| 2011 | 90.9% |
| 2010 | 90.6% |
| 2009 | 90.1% |
| 2008 | 89.3% |
| 2007 | 88.3% |
| 2006 | 87.2% |
| 2005 | 86.0% |
| 2004 | 84.4% |
| 2003 | 82.4% |
| 2002 | 80.5% |
| 2001 | 79.2% |
| 2000 | 78.6% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Forest covered 68.4% of the land in 2023, against 68.2% in 2000. Renewable sources generated 21.1% of electricity in 2021, up from 10.3% in 2000, and supplied 8.8% of final energy use that year. Carbon dioxide emissions came to 7.8 tonnes per person in 2024, down from 10.4 tonnes in 2013.
21.1%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 20.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 17.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% |
| 2016 | 14.7% |
| 2015 | 14.2% |
| 2014 | 12.4% |
| 2013 | 10.9% |
| 2012 | 10.1% |
| 2011 | 10.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% |
| 2009 | 9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6% |
| 2005 | 9.6% |
| 2004 | 10.9% |
| 2003 | 11.2% |
| 2002 | 9.8% |
| 2001 | 10.2% |
| 2000 | 10.3% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
8.8%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% |
| 2018 | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 6.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
7.8 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8 t |
| 2023 | 8.1 t |
| 2022 | 8.4 t |
| 2021 | 8.6 t |
| 2020 | 8.4 t |
| 2019 | 8.9 t |
| 2018 | 9.2 t |
| 2017 | 9.6 t |
| 2016 | 9.7 t |
| 2015 | 9.7 t |
| 2014 | 10.0 t |
| 2013 | 10.4 t |
| 2012 | 10.3 t |
| 2011 | 9.9 t |
| 2010 | 9.5 t |
| 2009 | 9.0 t |
| 2008 | 9.5 t |
| 2007 | 10.1 t |
| 2006 | 9.8 t |
| 2005 | 10.0 t |
| 2004 | 9.9 t |
| 2003 | 10.0 t |
| 2002 | 9.9 t |
| 2001 | 9.7 t |
| 2000 | 9.8 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
68.4%2023
+0.2 points since 2000, between 68.3% and 68.5% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 68.4% |
| 2022 | 68.4% |
| 2021 | 68.4% |
| 2020 | 68.4% |
| 2019 | 68.4% |
| 2018 | 68.4% |
| 2017 | 68.4% |
| 2016 | 68.4% |
| 2015 | 68.4% |
| 2014 | 68.5% |
| 2013 | 68.5% |
| 2012 | 68.5% |
| 2011 | 68.5% |
| 2010 | 68.5% |
| 2009 | 68.5% |
| 2008 | 68.4% |
| 2007 | 68.4% |
| 2006 | 68.4% |
| 2005 | 68.4% |
| 2004 | 68.3% |
| 2003 | 68.3% |
| 2002 | 68.3% |
| 2001 | 68.3% |
| 2000 | 68.3% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Japan's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1947
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Official language
- Japanese
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +81
- Internet domain
- .jp
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Japan in figures
How large is Japan's economy?
Japan's GDP was $4.44 trillion in 2025 in current US dollars, according to the World Bank, or $35,951 per person. Real growth was 1.2% that year, and the IMF projected 0.7% for 2026.
What is the population of Japan?
The World Bank put it at 123,366,734 in 2025. The national estimate was 123,802,000 on 1 October 2024. The population has fallen every year since 2010, when it stood at 128,070,000.
How much does the Japanese government owe?
General government gross debt was 206.5% of GDP in 2025 by the IMF's estimate, below the 228.8% of 2020 and up from 118.5% in 2000. The IMF projected 204.4% for 2026 and 192.8% for 2031.
Has inflation returned to Japan?
Consumer prices rose 3.2% in 2025 and 3.3% in 2023, after years close to zero and a fall of 1.4% in 2009. The IMF projected 2.2% for 2026 and 2.0% a year from 2028 to 2031.
What share of people in Japan are 65 or older?
It was 30.0% in 2025, up from 17.4% in 2000, according to the World Bank. In 2025 children under 15 made up 11.2% and people aged 15 to 64 made up 58.8%. Women had 1.15 children on average in 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Japan?
Unemployment was 2.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank, and 3.9% among people aged 15 to 24. It peaked at 5.4% in 2002. The IMF projected 2.5% for each year to 2031.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q17 · World Bank data · Asia