Population density in Japan in 2023 — 341.5 per km². Ranked 34 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 33.2%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 341.5 | −1.7 | −0.51% |
| 2022 | 343.3 | −1.5 | −0.44% |
| 2021 | 344.8 | −1.6 | −0.46% |
| 2020 | 346.4 | −1 | −0.29% |
| 2019 | 347.4 | −0.5 | −0.14% |
| 2018 | 347.9 | −0.4 | −0.13% |
| 2017 | 348.3 | −0.3 | −0.08% |
| 2016 | 348.6 | −0.2 | −0.05% |
| 2015 | 348.8 | −0.4 | −0.11% |
| 2014 | 349.2 | −0.5 | −0.13% |
| 2013 | 349.6 | −0.5 | −0.14% |
| 2012 | 350.1 | −0.6 | −0.16% |
| 2011 | 350.7 | −0.7 | −0.19% |
| 2010 | 351.4 | +0.1 | +0.02% |
| 2009 | 351.3 | −0 | −0.01% |
| 2008 | 351.3 | +0.2 | +0.05% |
| 2007 | 351.2 | +0.4 | +0.11% |
| 2006 | 350.8 | +0.2 | +0.06% |
| 2005 | 350.5 | +0 | +0.01% |
| 2004 | 350.5 | +0.1 | +0.03% |
| 2003 | 350.4 | +0.7 | +0.21% |
| 2002 | 349.6 | +0.8 | +0.23% |
| 2001 | 348.8 | +0.8 | +0.24% |
| 2000 | 348 | +0.6 | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 347.4 | +0.6 | +0.18% |
| 1998 | 346.8 | +0.9 | +0.27% |
| 1997 | 345.8 | +0.8 | +0.24% |
| 1996 | 345 | +0.9 | +0.25% |
| 1995 | 344.1 | +0.8 | +0.23% |
| 1994 | 343.3 | +1 | +0.28% |
| 1993 | 342.4 | +1.1 | +0.32% |
| 1992 | 341.3 | +1.3 | +0.37% |
| 1991 | 340 | +1.3 | +0.39% |
| 1990 | 338.7 | +1.1 | +0.33% |
| 1989 | 337.5 | +1.3 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 336.2 | +1.4 | +0.42% |
| 1987 | 334.8 | +1.7 | +0.51% |
| 1986 | 333.1 | +1.7 | +0.51% |
| 1985 | 331.4 | +2.2 | +0.66% |
| 1984 | 329.3 | +3.5 | +1.06% |
| 1983 | 325.8 | +2.3 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 323.5 | +2.4 | +0.75% |
| 1981 | 321.1 | +2.2 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 318.9 | +2.6 | +0.82% |
| 1979 | 316.3 | +2.7 | +0.85% |
| 1978 | 313.6 | +2.8 | +0.91% |
| 1977 | 310.8 | +3.1 | +1% |
| 1976 | 307.7 | +3.3 | +1.08% |
| 1975 | 304.4 | +3.9 | +1.31% |
| 1974 | 300.5 | +4 | +1.34% |
| 1973 | 296.5 | +4.1 | +1.42% |
| 1972 | 292.4 | +4.1 | +1.44% |
| 1971 | 288.2 | +6.3 | +2.22% |
| 1970 | 282 | +3.2 | +1.16% |
| 1969 | 278.8 | +3.3 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 275.5 | +3.1 | +1.13% |
| 1967 | 272.4 | +2.8 | +1.04% |
| 1966 | 269.6 | +2.5 | +0.92% |
| 1965 | 267.1 | +2.9 | +1.08% |
| 1964 | 264.3 | +2.7 | +1.05% |
| 1963 | 261.5 | +2.6 | +1.02% |
| 1962 | 258.9 | +2.4 | +0.93% |
| 1961 | 256.5 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
