Japan has a high population concentration in urban areas on the plains since 75% of Japan's land area is made up of mountains, [27] and also Japan has a forest cover rate of 68.5% (the only other developed countries with such a high forest cover percentage are Finland and Sweden). [23] The 2010 census shows 90.7% of the total Japanese population live in cities. [28] Japan is an urban society Jul 26, 2023 · Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries. Japan is the world's fastest aging country and has the highest proportion of elderly citizens of any country, comprising one-third of its total population; [234] this is the result of a post–World War II baby boom, which was followed by an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in birth rates. [235] Aug 7, 2025 · Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to government data. List of Asian countries by population This is a list of Asian countries and dependencies by population in Asia, total projected population from the United Nations [1] and the latest official figure. Jul 26, 2023 · Japan's population declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record drop, while its number of foreign residents hit a new high, reaching almost 3 million people, according to Feb 29, 2024 · Each spring, as reliably as the changing of the seasons, Japan releases grim new population data that prompts handwringing in the press and vows by politicians to address the country’s List of countries and dependencies by population (United Nations)This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by estimated total population. It is based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population

Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]