Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Japanese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Japanese
Ethnic groups:
Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%
note:
up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004)
Languages:
Japanese
Religions:
Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%
note:
total adherents exceeds 100% because many people belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism (2005)
Population:
127,368,088 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.5% (male 8,927,803/female 8,268,937)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
9.8% (male 6,385,033/female 6,046,609)
25-54 years:
38.5% (male 24,299,387/female 24,686,224)
55-64 years:
14.4% (male 9,166,111/female 9,177,111)
65 years and over:
23.9% (male 13,097,558/female 17,313,315) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 45.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
44.1 years
female:
46.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.077% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
8.39 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
9.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 67% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
TOKYO (capital) 36.507 million; Osaka-Kobe 11.325 million; Nagoya 3.257 million; Fukuoka-Kitakyushu 2.809 million; Sapporo 2.673 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.21 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 222
male:
2.44 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
1.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 83.91 years
country comparison to the world: 3
male:
80.57 years
female:
87.43 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.39 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
9.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.063 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
13.75 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
