Key demographics
- Population
- 123.0M
- Density
- 327.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.925 (Very High)
- Gini index (2013)
- 32.9
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 84.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.15
- Urban population (2025)
- 92.3%
- Labor force (2025)
- 82.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 70.2%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 92.3%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 5.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 13.3 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 32.5%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.15
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 1.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 2.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 4.1M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 日本語 (にほんご) |
- Demonym (male)
- Japanese
- Demonym (female)
- Japanese
- National anthem
- Kimigayo
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 84.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 73.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 10.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 1.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 86/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 12.6/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 2.65/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 12.98/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $3,638
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 12.2%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2021)
- 3.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 538
- Internet users (2024)
- 85.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2023)
- 178.4/100
- Broadband (2023)
- 38.6/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 32,929/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2023)
- 38.6
Geography and practical
- Area
- 377,930 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+09:00
- Calling codes
- +81
- Postal code
- ###-####
- TLD
- .jp
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Japan features a crimson-red circle at the center of a white field.
- National anthem
- Kimigayo
- National holiday
- Constitution Memorial Day