TOKYO, June 25 -- Statistics Bureau issued the following news:
June 25, 2026
No.380
The Statistics Bureau of Japan released the Preliminary Counts of the 2025 Population Census of Japan on May 29, 2026.
The Population Census has been conducted every five years since 1920 and the 22nd Census was conducted in October 2025.
- Population of Japan
The total population of Japan as of October 1, 2025, was 123.05 million. Compared to 2020, the population of Japan decreased by 3.097 million (-2.5%), and the rate of decline accelerated.
- Population by prefecture
According to the population by prefecture in 2025, the population of Tokyo-to was largest (14.246 million). The population of the Tokyo metropolitan area, which consists of Tokyo...