Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Japan

Japan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square was 0.1746 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1746 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
28th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.1362 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Japan, 1961–2023

00.050.10.150.2196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Japan is 0.1746 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Japan peaked at 0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1362 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Japan ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1362 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.1373 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1963 0.1384 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1964 0.1396 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1965 0.1409 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1966 0.1421 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1967 0.1435 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1968 0.1451 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1969 0.1467 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1970 0.1482 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1971 0.1497 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1972 0.1513 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1973 0.153 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1974 0.1549 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1975 0.1567 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1976 0.1583 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1977 0.1597 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1978 0.1611 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1979 0.1624 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1980 0.1635 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1981 0.1643 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1982 0.1651 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1983 0.1658 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1984 0.1671 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1985 0.1678 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1986 0.1685 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1987 0.1693 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1988 0.1701 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1989 0.1708 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1990 0.1714 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1991 0.1721 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1992 0.1729 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1993 0.1736 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1994 0.1742 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1995 0.1748 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1996 0.1754 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1997 0.1758 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1998 0.1763 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1999 0.1767 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2000 0.1771 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2001 0.1775 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2002 0.1779 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2003 0.1782 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2004 0.1785 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2005 0.1788 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2006 0.179 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2007 0.1792 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2008 0.1794 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2009 0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2010 0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
2012 0.1794 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.1791 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.1788 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2015 0.1785 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2016 0.1784 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.1782 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2018 0.178 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2019 0.1778 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2020 0.1772 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2021 0.1764 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2022 0.1755 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2023 0.1746 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1411 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1362 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1467 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1555 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1482 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1624 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1672 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1635 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1708 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1743 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1714 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1767 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1785 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1771 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1787 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1778 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1759 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1746 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1772 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 25 Puerto Rico 0.1933 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 26 Philippines 0.1931 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 27 Sri Lanka 0.1917 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 29 Grenada 0.1716 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 30 El Salvador 0.1599 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 31 Tuvalu 0.1598 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Japan?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square in Japan was 0.1746 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1796 1000 No per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1362 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Japan rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square?
Japan ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.