Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:21 PM

SERIAL · 392Asia

Japan

CapitalTokyo

CurrencyJPY · yen

LanguageJapanese

Area377,969 km²

Since1947

ISOJPN · JP

Population

123.4Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in East Asia

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside over 14,000 smaller islands. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, and around 75% of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. With a population of almost 123 million as of 2026, it is the world's 11th most populous country. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city.

Text: Wikipedia — JapanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Tokyo
Currency: yen (JPY)
Official language: Japanese
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +81
Licence plate code: J
Top-level domain: .jp
Independence / founding: 03 May 1947
Highest point: Mount Fuji (3,777 m)
Lowest point: Hachirōgata (-15 m)
Anthem: Kimigayo

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

68.4%% of land area

#19 of 2132023

216% of world average

Forest area

249,350km²

#23 of 2132023

132% of world average

Agricultural land

12.6%% of land area

#171 of 2092023

34% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

11.1%% of land area

#94 of 2062023

80% of world average

Land area

377,969km²

#63 of 2152023

58% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

123.4Mpeople

#12 of 2162025

325% of world average

Population growth

-0.5%% per year

#196 of 2162025

-50% of world average

Population density

342people per km²

#34 of 2152023

75% of world average

People living in cities

92.3%% of population

#26 of 2162025

146% of world average

Urban population growth

-0.4%% per year

#201 of 2162025

-24% of world average

People living rurally

7.7%% of population

#191 of 2162025

21% of world average

Population aged 0-14

11.2%% of population

#214 of 2162025

45% of world average

Population aged 15-64

58.8%% of population

#176 of 2162025

92% of world average

Population aged 65+

30.0%% of population

#2 of 2162025

277% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

70.2%% of working-age population

#41 of 2162025

122% of world average

Female population

51.2%% of population

#51 of 2162025

102% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#202 of 2162024

49% of world average

Birth rate

5.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#210 of 2162024

33% of world average

Death rate

13.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#9 of 2162024

173% of world average

Net migration

140,579people (5-year total)

#10 of 2162025

127670% of world average

Migrants living in the country

2.8%% of population

#138 of 2152024

21% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$4.44Tcurrent US$

#4 of 2112025

798% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$6.84Tcurrent int'l $

#5 of 1992025

655% of world average

GDP per person

$35,951current US$

#47 of 2112025

149% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$55,422current int'l $

#45 of 1992025

166% of world average

GDP growth

1.2%% per year

#166 of 2102025

35% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.7%% per year

#129 of 2102025

71% of world average

Gross national income

$4.72Tcurrent US$

#4 of 2042025

825% of world average

Gross national income per person

$38,340current US$

#35 of 2032025

190% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$58,920current int'l $

#37 of 1972025

185% of world average

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Inflation

3.2%% per year

#97 of 1902025

37% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

3.4%% per year

#111 of 2092025

48% of world average

Real interest rate

1.0%%

#109 of 1342017

24% of world average

Lending interest rate

1.0%%

#134 of 1342017

9% of world average

Government revenue

19.3%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1993

74% of world average

Government spending

20.1%% of GDP

#104 of 1492022

73% of world average

Government consumption

20.1%% of GDP

#53 of 1812024

115% of world average

Household consumption

53.1%% of GDP

#132 of 1812024

82% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

27.7%% of GDP

#47 of 1782024

119% of world average

Fixed investment

27.8%% of GDP

#37 of 1732024

125% of world average

Gross savings

32.1%% of GDP

#30 of 1682024

146% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$45.81Bcurrent US$

#11 of 2012025

545% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.0%% of GDP

#143 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

4.9%% of GDP

#8 of 1792025

228% of world average

Current account balance

4.9%% of GDP

#37 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$1.37Tcurrent US$

#3 of 1772025

1363% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

320-100

#49 of 1472020

91% of world average

People below the poverty line

1.2%% of population

#68 of 1472020

9% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.3%%

#37 of 1472020

87% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.3%%

#105 of 1472020

82% of world average

Stock market value

171.6%% of GDP

#9 of 882025

226% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$4.73Bcurrent US$

#44 of 1862025

92% of world average

Exchange rate

150local currency per US$

#56 of 2112025

10% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

1.0%% of GDP

#174 of 1992024

10% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

26.8%% of GDP

#71 of 2022024

109% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

18.8%% of GDP

#27 of 1952024

171% of world average

Services' share of the economy

71.4%% of GDP

#30 of 2022024

123% of world average

3 of 39 figures unavailable for Japan.

— TRADE —

Exports

22.0%% of GDP

#141 of 1872024

51% of world average

Imports

22.9%% of GDP

#161 of 1872024

46% of world average

Trade balance

-0.9%% of GDP

#84 of 1872024

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

33.7%% of GDP

#165 of 2052025

52% of world average

Goods exported

$738.34Bcurrent US$

#6 of 2072025

597% of world average

Goods imported

$755.55Bcurrent US$

#8 of 2072025

599% of world average

Services exported

$246.06Bcurrent US$

#11 of 1912025

507% of world average

Services imported

$269.16Bcurrent US$

#8 of 1912025

612% of world average

Goods and services exported

$971.29Bcurrent US$

#8 of 1912025

555% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$998.13Bcurrent US$

#6 of 1912025

590% of world average

High-tech share of exports

17.6%% of manufactured exports

#44 of 1792024

145% of world average

Terms of trade

90index

#170 of 2062024

85% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

84.0 yrsyears

#10 of 2162024

114% of world average

Life expectancy, women

87.1 yrsyears

#4 of 2162024

114% of world average

Life expectancy, men

81.1 yrsyears

#22 of 2162024

114% of world average

Infant deaths

1.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#4 of 1962024

10% of world average

Deaths under age 5

2.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#7 of 1962024

10% of world average

Maternal deaths

3per 100,000 live births

#9 of 1942023

3% of world average

Health spending

10.7%% of GDP

#20 of 1932023

157% of world average

Health spending per person

$3,638current US$

#24 of 1932023

249% of world average

Physicians

2.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#73 of 1872022

126% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

13.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#9 of 1962022

275% of world average

Hospital beds

12.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#3 of 1572022

426% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.2%% of population

#78 of 2142024

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.9%% of population

#20 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

17per 100,000 people

#169 of 1852021

204% of world average

Adults who smoke

17.5%% of adults

#75 of 1662024

89% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

10per 100,000 people

#58 of 2082024

10% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

95.0%% of children 12-23 months

#64 of 1932024

111% of world average

2 of 19 figures unavailable for Japan.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.3%% of GDP

#130 of 1902021

77% of world average

Education spending

10.0%% of government spending

not enough data to rank1998

74% of world average

Primary school enrolment

101.1%% gross

#90 of 2002023

100% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

101.5%% gross

#55 of 1882023

117% of world average

University enrolment

64.5%% gross

#58 of 1672023

130% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

16pupils per teacher

#66 of 1602017

71% of world average

Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#130 of 1972025

90% of world average

3 of 10 figures unavailable for Japan.

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.5%% of labour force

#24 of 1862025

36% of world average

Youth unemployment

3.9%% of labour force aged 15-24

#19 of 1862025

25% of world average

Labour force participation

63.4%% aged 15+

#80 of 1862025

105% of world average

Women in the labour force

55.9%% of women aged 15+

#76 of 1862025

110% of world average

Men in the labour force

71.5%% of men aged 15+

#81 of 1862025

102% of world average

Labour force

69.5Mpeople

#10 of 1862025

343% of world average

Working in agriculture

2.8%% of employment

#149 of 1862025

13% of world average

Working in industry

23.2%% of employment

#54 of 1862025

119% of world average

Working in services

74.0%% of employment

#41 of 1862025

127% of world average

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Self-employed

9.1%% of employment

#171 of 1862025

23% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

78.6%% of labour force

#79 of 1712020

103% of world average

Employed

61.9%% aged 15+

#58 of 1862025

109% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

85.5%% of population

#85 of 2072024

120% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

178per 100 people

#12 of 2102023

154% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

39per 100 people

#30 of 2082023

213% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

48per 100 people

#8 of 2132023

321% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#52 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#27 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

7,530kWh per person

#20 of 1492024

178% of world average

Energy used per person

3,006kg oil equivalent per person

#34 of 1492024

133% of world average

Air passengers carried

120.3Mpassengers

#6 of 1652023

465% of world average

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Air freight

8,474million tonne-km

#8 of 1632023

646% of world average

Rail network

20,087route-km

not enough data to rank2011

192% of world average

Rail passengers

263,211million passenger-km

#2 of 782020

956% of world average

Container port traffic

21.9MTEU

#9 of 1672024

401% of world average

Research and development spending

3.4%% of GDP

#6 of 1272023

353% of world average

Patent applications by residents

222,452count

#3 of 1422021

1374% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

96,543count

#6 of 1972023

587% of world average

Tourists arriving

4.1Mcount

#43 of 1942020

80% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$11.40Bcurrent US$

#16 of 1752020

308% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

8tonnes per person

#176 of 2032024

174% of world average

Carbon emissions

972Mt CO2

#199 of 2032024

520% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

1,063Mt CO2-equivalent

#197 of 2032024

419% of world average

Protected land

29.7%% of land area

#38 of 2132025

157% of world average

Protected coastal waters

13.8%% of territorial waters

#42 of 1742025

134% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

18.5%% of internal resources

#115 of 1772022

15% of world average

Renewable water available per person

3,437m³ per person

#77 of 1832022

24% of world average

Renewable energy use

8.8%% of final energy consumption

#154 of 2122021

30% of world average

Electricity from renewables

21.1%% of total

#111 of 2062021

61% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

64.3%% of total

#102 of 2092023

108% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

9.5%% of total

#23 of 2082024

267% of world average

Energy imported (net)

87.3%% of energy use

#15 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.4%% of GDP

#92 of 1562024

62% of world average

Military spending

$55.27Bcurrent US$

#10 of 1602024

332% of world average

Military spending

3.3%% of government spending

#118 of 1532024

44% of world average

Armed forces personnel

261,000people

#27 of 1702020

163% of world average

Armed forces

0.4%% of labour force

#132 of 1682020

30% of world average

Tax revenue

11.1%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1993

66% of world average

Homicides

0per 100,000 people

#5 of 1582023

3% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Japan.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

KimigayoAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Tokyo · approx. UTC+9

Neighbours

Japan has no land borders

Landmarks

Itsukushima ShrineImage: Wikimedia Commons

Hiroshima Peace MemorialImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata RegionImage: Wikimedia Commons

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki RegionImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kyoto PrefectureImage: Wikimedia Commons

Iwami Ginzan Silver MineImage: Wikimedia Commons

Shirakami-SanchiImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain RangeImage: Wikimedia Commons

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient JapanImage: Wikimedia Commons

The Architectural Work of Le CorbusierImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sado Island Gold MinesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Shiretoko PeninsulaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Monuments of Ancient KyotoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and GokayamaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Monuments of Ancient NaraImage: Wikimedia Commons

Shrines and Temples of NikkōImage: Wikimedia Commons

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of RyukyuImage: Wikimedia Commons

Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji AreaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure LandImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ancient Capitals of Asuka and FujiwaraImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal MiningImage: Wikimedia Commons

The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial HeritageImage: Wikimedia Commons

Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern JapanImage: Wikimedia Commons

Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote IslandImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ogasawara ArchipelagoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspirationImage: Wikimedia Commons

Yanbaru National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Matsuo BashōJapanese poet (1644–1694)

NaruhitoEmperor of Japan (born 1960)

Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist (1760-1849)

Akira KurosawaJapanese filmmaker (1910–1998)

Shinzō AbePrime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954–2022)

Murasaki ShikibuJapanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)

Hirohitoemperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989

AkihitoEmperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

Haruki MurakamiJapanese writer (born 1949)

Toshirō MifuneJapanese actor (1920–1997)

Yasunari KawabataJapanese novelist (1899–1972)

Kazuo IshiguroBritish novelist (born 1954)

History

03 May 1947Japan — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population123.4M2025

GDP$4.44T2025

GDP per person$35,9512025