Population: 123,220,129 (July 1989), growth rate 0.5% (1989)

Birth rate: 11 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 5 deaths/1,000 live births (July 1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 76 years male, 82 years female (July 1989)

Total fertility rate: 1.7 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Japanese (sing., pl.); adjective--Japanese

Ethnic divisions: 99.4% Japanese, 0.6% other (mostly Korean)

Religion: most Japanese observe both Shinto and Buddhist rites; about 16% belong to other faiths, including 0.8% Christian

Language: Japanese

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: 60,290,000; 53% trade and services; 33% manufacturing, mining, and construction; 8% agriculture, forestry, and fishing; 3% government (1987)

Organized labor: about 29% of employed workers; 76.4% public service, 57.9% transportation and telecommunications, 48.7% mining, 33.7% manufacturing, 18.2% services, 9.3% wholesale, retail, and restaurant

NOTE: The information regarding Japan on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Japan People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Japan People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.