Population Estimates — monthly, as of the 1st (final estimates) — Total population (Population, final estimates, both sexes, total)
Latest value
122,838 thousand persons as of 2026-04
-0.453%YoY
Population Estimates — monthly, as of the 1st (final estimates) — Total population (Population, final estimates, both sexes, total): history
Unit: thousand persons
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About Population Estimates — monthly, as of the 1st (final estimates) — Total population (Population, final estimates, both sexes, total)
Population Estimates take the census result and add births, deaths and migration since. This table holds the total, Japanese and foreign population as of the first of each month (final figures).
Recent values
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 122,838 thousand persons |
| 2026-03 | 122,811 thousand persons |
| 2026-02 | 122,975 thousand persons |
| 2026-01 | 122,980 thousand persons |
| 2025-12 | 123,165 thousand persons |
| 2025-11 | 123,203 thousand persons |
| 2025-10 | 123,219 thousand persons |
| 2025-09 | 123,192 thousand persons |
| 2025-08 | 123,268 thousand persons |
| 2025-07 | 123,367 thousand persons |
| 2025-06 | 123,371 thousand persons |
| 2025-05 | 123,342 thousand persons |
Source and data handling
- Source
- e-Stat
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- thousand persons
- Last ingested
- 2026-09-28
- License
- Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use (Version 2.0)