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Japan

Japan / JP

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Japan in numbers.

Area377,969 kmยฒWorld # 63 โ†’Population123.4MWorld # 12 โ†’Population density326.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 33 โ†’Life expectancy84 yearsWorld # 10 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 35,951World # 47 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Japan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area377,969 kmยฒWorld # 63 / 2023 โ†’Population123.4MWorld # 12 / 2025 โ†’Population density326.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 33 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,947World # 110 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.5%World # 196 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.2World # 201 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate5.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 209 / 2024 โ†’Death rate13.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 9 / 2024 โ†’Median age49 yearsWorld # 4 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+30%World # 2 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1411.2%World # 213 / 2025 โ†’Urban population92.3%World # 26 / 2025 โ†’Net migration140.6KWorld # 10 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 62 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.8%World # 137 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy84 yearsWorld # 10 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy73.4 yearsWorld # 2 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 73 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate17.5%World # 92 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 35,951World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 4.4TWorld # 4 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 55,422World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.2%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.2%World # 94 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.5%World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment3.9%World # 168 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,654 hours/yearWorld # 97 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time7.8 hours/dayWorld # 18 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)32.3World # 113 / 2020 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.3%World # 130 / 2021 โ†’Researchers per million people5,608.6 per million peopleWorld # 19 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)3.4%World # 6 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people1,803.2 per million peopleWorld # 2 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,670 kcal/dayWorld # 139 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person59.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 91 / 2022 โ†’Rice production10.1M tWorld # 12 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1M tWorld # 52 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per person3.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 8 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area68.4%World # 19 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person7,530 kWh/personWorld # 20 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person7.8 tWorld # 36 / 2024 โ†’Internet use85.5%World # 84 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions178.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 12 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 180 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate3.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 177 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.4%World # 94 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament15.7%World # 146 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals4.1MWorld # 43 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 11.4BWorld # 17 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites26 sitesWorld # 11 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupFolk and traditional religions2021 / 48.6%Main languageJapaneseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports46,901 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to right with vertical writingJapaneseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2013Current currencyYenJPYDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNature and resourcessunrise