Japan’s population, including foreign residents, shrank by 556,000 from 2021 to 124,947,000 as of Oct. 1, 2022, the 12th straight year of decline, internal affairs ministry data showed on April 12.

This chart depicts the ratio of people in each broad-age group in Japan's population from 2020-2023 (actual) and 2024-2070 (projection) Behind Japan's childbirth decline are fewer marriages in ...

An internal affairs ministry official who oversaw the population study cited the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the situation. Japan’s overall population stood at 125.502 million ...