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

Japan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square was 0.1665 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1665 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
31st
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
0.1289 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.050.10.15196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in Japan stood at 0.1665 1000 No per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in Japan peaked at 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1289 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Japan ranks 31st 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 - Male, per square in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre in Japan, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1289 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.1302 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1963 0.1314 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1964 0.1328 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1965 0.1343 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1966 0.1357 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1967 0.1373 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1968 0.1391 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1969 0.141 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1970 0.1428 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1971 0.1446 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1972 0.1467 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1973 0.1487 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1974 0.1507 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1975 0.1525 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1976 0.1542 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1977 0.1557 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1978 0.1571 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1979 0.1584 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1980 0.1596 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1981 0.1604 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1982 0.1612 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1983 0.1618 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1984 0.163 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1985 0.1636 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1986 0.1643 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1987 0.1651 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1988 0.1658 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1989 0.1664 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1990 0.167 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1991 0.1677 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1992 0.1683 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1993 0.1688 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1994 0.1694 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1995 0.1698 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1996 0.1702 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1997 0.1706 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1998 0.1709 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1999 0.1712 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
2000 0.1714 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2001 0.1716 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2002 0.1719 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2003 0.172 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2004 0.1721 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2005 0.1721 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.1721 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.1721 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
2010 0.172 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2011 0.1719 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2012 0.1716 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.1713 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2014 0.171 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2015 0.1707 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2016 0.1705 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.1704 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2018 0.1701 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2019 0.1698 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2020 0.1693 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2021 0.1684 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2022 0.1674 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2023 0.1665 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1345 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1289 1000 No per square kilometre 0.141 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1511 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1428 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1584 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1631 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1596 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1664 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.1694 1000 No per square kilometre 0.167 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1712 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.172 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1714 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1709 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1698 1000 No per square kilometre 0.172 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1679 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1665 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1693 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 28 Grenada 0.1728 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 29 Puerto Rico 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 30 Tuvalu 0.1674 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 32 Kuwait 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 33 Pakistan 0.1631 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 34 Guam 0.1563 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in Japan?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in Japan was 0.1665 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1722 1000 No per square kilometre in 2007.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1289 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Japan rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square?
Japan ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 - Male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, 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 - Male 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.