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Japan: capital, population, area and flag

Japan is a country in Eastern Asia (Asia). Its capital is Tokyo. The population is about 123M (#12 of 193) and the area is about 377,975 km² (#62 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Tokyo
Region
Asia / Eastern Asia
Population
123,366,734 (2025) #12 of 193
Total area
377,975 km² (2024) #62 of 193
Population density
340.1 people/km² (2024) #25 of 193
GDP (total)
$4.44T (2025) #4 of 189
GDP per capita
$35,951 (2025) #34 of 189
Life expectancy
84.0 years (2024) #8 of 193
Main languages
Japanese
Currency
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Calling code
+81
Time zone (capital)
UTC+9
Driving side
Left
Capital location
35.69°N 139.69°E

Population of Japan, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of Japan

Map of Japan

Capital: Tokyo

Japan: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming

Japan ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).

Neighbors by land

Japan has no land borders with other countries.

Top rankings

Japan is in the top 10 for:

Japan in world rankings

How Japan compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.

IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area377,975 km²2024#62 of 193
Number of land borders0#155 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital35.7°#61 of 193
Forest area (share of land)68.3%2024#19 of 193
Arable land (share of land)11.0%2024#93 of 190
Protected land (share of land)29.7%2025#34 of 192
Agricultural land (share of land)12.6%2024#164 of 192
Average annual rainfall1,668 mm2022#47 of 180
Freshwater resources per person3,437 m³2022#77 of 181
Forest area249,080 km²2025#25 of 193
Marine protected areas (share of territorial waters)13.8%2025#37 of 153
People & population
Population123,366,7342025#12 of 193
Population density340.1 people/km²2024#25 of 193
Population growth rate-0.49%2025#179 of 193
Urban population (share of people)92.3%2025#15 of 193
Life expectancy84.0 years2024#8 of 193
Fertility rate1.15 births per woman2024#183 of 193
Infant mortality rate1.8 per 1,000 births2024#188 of 192 tied
Birth rate5.7 per 1,000 people2024#190 of 193
Share of people aged 65 and over30.0%2025#2 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1411.2%2025#192 of 193
Life expectancy of women87.1 years2024#3 of 193
Life expectancy of men81.1 years2024#19 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio3 per 100,000 births2023#180 of 192 tied
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)32.5%2025#63 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)13.3 per 1,000 people2024#9 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)2.4 per 1,000 births2024#184 of 192 tied
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)58.8%2025#154 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$4.44T2025#4 of 189
GDP per capita$35,9512025#34 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$55,4222025#38 of 185
Economic growth rate1.2%2025#152 of 188
Inflation rate3.2%2025#91 of 179
Unemployment rate2.5%2025#156 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)22.0%2024#127 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)22.9%2024#142 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)1.0%2024#167 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)26.8%2024#70 of 185
Services (share of GDP)71.4%2024#20 of 185
Military spending (share of GDP)1.4%2025#91 of 155
Income inequality (Gini index)32.3 (0–100)2020#100 of 149 tied
Goods exports (total)$738B2025#5 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)0.1%2025#155 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)55.9%2025#74 of 178
Youth unemployment rate3.9%2025#160 of 178
Cereal production11,397,732 t2024#36 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)6,248 kg/ha2024#24 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)3,650,432 t2024#12 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)2,848,387 t2024#8 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)802,045 t2024#15 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)103.2 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#123 of 187
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)111 kg/ha2024#83 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)18.8%2024#26 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)2.8%2025#148 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)17.6%2024#41 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)1.0%2025#130 of 187
Labor force (number of people)69,477,0122025#10 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$1.37T2025#3 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)1.2%2020#68 of 132
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)85.5%2024#76 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions178.4 per 100 people2023#9 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 193 tied
Health spending (share of GDP)10.7%2023#20 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)3.3%2021#123 of 179
Hospital beds12.6 per 1,000 people2022#3 of 157
Doctors2.65 per 1,000 people2022#73 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)3.44%2023#6 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)15.7%2025#145 of 192
University and college enrollment64.5%2023#56 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions38.6 per 100 people2023#26 of 192
Air passengers carried120,305,9722023#6 of 152
Safe drinking water (share of people)98.7%2024#29 of 136
Safe sanitation (share of people)99.2%2024#9 of 136
Undernourishment (share of people)2.5%2024#102 of 165 tied
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 192 tied
Road traffic deaths3.6 per 100,000 people2019#172 of 183
Measles vaccination (share of children)95.0%2024#60 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)101.5%2023#52 of 180
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)12.98 per 1,000 people2022#9 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)10 per 100,000 people2024#144 of 191
Health spending per person$3,6382023#24 of 192
Container port traffic (TEU)21,886,683 TEU2024#9 of 150
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)21.1%2021#105 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person7.8 t CO₂e per person2024#25 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)972.3 Mt CO₂e2024#5 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)11.5 µg/m³2023#143 of 192
Energy use per person3,004 kg oil eq. per person2024#32 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)8.8%2021#149 of 191
Electricity consumption per person7,531 kWh per person2025#21 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)10.0%2025#23 of 190
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)8.7%2025#102 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)1,063.3 Mt CO₂e2024#7 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)18.5%2022#62 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production1,029,000 t2024#52 of 120
Rice: production10,142,000 t2024#12 of 114
Maize (corn): production169 t2024#153 of 160
Barley: production185,600 t2024#54 of 100
Millet: production251 t2024#66 of 73
Oats: production312 t2024#70 of 74
Potatoes: production2,236,459 t2024#29 of 150
Sweet potatoes: production717,000 t2024#18 of 105
Yams: production165,669 t2024#16 of 56
Soybeans: production252,400 t2024#25 of 101
Groundnuts (peanuts): production14,800 t2024#55 of 108
Rapeseed (canola): production3,140 t2024#55 of 63
Dry beans: production52,400 t2024#50 of 105
Dry peas: production1,092 t2024#77 of 95
Tomatoes: production662,600 t2024#37 of 164
Onions: production1,094,000 t2024#21 of 139
Cabbages: production1,413,266 t2024#7 of 143
Carrots (with turnips): production572,751 t2024#13 of 129
Cucumbers (with gherkins): production502,900 t2024#10 of 130
Lettuce (with chicory): production555,776 t2024#8 of 102
Cauliflower (with broccoli): production193,958 t2024#13 of 95
Eggplants (aubergines): production280,200 t2024#11 of 94
Green chilies and sweet peppers: production143,000 t2024#27 of 124
Mushrooms (with truffles): production494,842 t2024#2 of 63
Garlic: production20,650 t2024#36 of 102
Oranges: production28,057 t2024#66 of 112
Tangerines (mandarins): production632,980 t2024#14 of 70
Lemons (with limes): production8,657 t2024#57 of 101
Apples: production658,377 t2024#21 of 92
Bananas: production18 t2024#112 of 113
Grapes: production164,600 t2024#42 of 91
Mangoes (with guavas and mangosteens): production3,490 t2024#69 of 96
Pineapples: production6,472 t2024#56 of 82
Strawberries: production160,250 t2024#11 of 80
Watermelons: production290,386 t2024#31 of 119
Peaches (with nectarines): production109,700 t2024#22 of 79
Melons (cantaloupes and others): production142,280 t2024#21 of 95
Pears: production198,100 t2024#11 of 85
Plums (with sloes): production16,400 t2024#44 of 87
Apricots: production51,600 t2024#17 of 65
Cherries: production11,500 t2024#25 of 65
Tea: production319,300 t2024#11 of 45
Sugar cane: production1,157,310 t2024#53 of 93
Sugar beet: production3,485,000 t2024#17 of 57
Tobacco: production8,336 t2024#43 of 117
Ginger: production45,062 t2024#11 of 40
Beef (cattle meat): production461,905 t2024#27 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production1,262,827 t2024#16 of 164
Chicken meat: production2,466,967 t2024#10 of 183
Cow’s milk: production7,357,451 t2024#26 of 178
Hen eggs: production2,480,663 t2024#8 of 167
Honey: production2,637 t2024#66 of 122
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production226 t2024#139 of 172
Goat meat: production27 t2024#146 of 164
Butter (with ghee): production67,337 t2023#25 of 124
Cheese (all kinds): production151,398 t2023#30 of 105
Common carp: production1,693 t2024#36 of 97
Rainbow trout: production5,180 t2024#23 of 79
Pacific cupped oyster: production149,100 t2024#2 of 30
Skipjack tuna: production221,320 t2024#5 of 82
Yellowfin tuna: production46,657 t2024#10 of 82
Bigeye tuna: production30,737 t2024#2 of 68
Albacore: production29,610 t2024#2 of 60
Atlantic bluefin tuna: production3,674 t2024#8 of 32
Swordfish: production7,124 t2024#5 of 76
Largehead hairtail (cutlassfish): production4,200 t2024#12 of 44
Seaweeds and other aquatic plants: production315,400 t2024#7 of 68
Shrimps and prawns: production11,100 t2024#35 of 114
Crabs: production23,805 t2024#12 of 97
Lobsters: production1,000 t2024#27 of 91
Crayfish and other freshwater crustaceans: production56 t2024#33 of 64
Oysters: production149,100 t2024#4 of 51
Clams and cockles: production28,200 t2024#9 of 55
Scallops: production436,100 t2024#2 of 31
Squids, cuttlefish and octopuses: production76,908 t2024#12 of 102
Tunas, bonitos and billfishes: production404,252 t2024#5 of 133
Carps and other cyprinids: production1,992 t2024#58 of 115
Herrings, sardines and anchovies: production894,900 t2024#4 of 108
Cods, hakes and haddocks: production178,303 t2024#8 of 65
Flatfishes (flounders, halibuts, soles): production39,577 t2024#6 of 91
Freshwater eels: production16,211 t2024#2 of 41
Sea urchins, sea cucumbers and other echinoderms: production11,500 t2024#5 of 48
Sharks and rays: production19,393 t2024#6 of 127
Cattle: number of animals3,985,000 animals2024#60 of 183
Pigs: number of animals8,798,000 animals2024#19 of 165
Chickens: number of animals315,635,000 birds2024#14 of 181
Sheep: number of animals15,151 animals2024#151 of 173
Goats: number of animals16,466 animals2024#149 of 180
Horses: number of animals13,230 animals2024#94 of 143
Turkeys: number of animals2,000 birds2024#69 of 71 tied

Questions about Japan

What is the capital of Japan?

The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

What is the population of Japan?

Japan has a population of about 123M (2025), #12 of 193 among countries.

How big is Japan?

Japan covers about 377,975 km², #62 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is Japan in?

Japan is in Asia, in the region of Eastern Asia.

What currency and languages are used in Japan?

The currency is the Japanese Yen. Main languages: Japanese.

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