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84 years
Reference period 2024 · years
World Bank · World Development Indicators
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For Japan, the 2023 population growth rate of -0.482%/year indicates decline. Fertility below describes a period's childbearing pattern, while median age describes composition. Even same-year figures do not decompose causes; fertility alone cannot explain the population change.
49 years
Reference period: 2023 · UN DESA Population Division · World Population Prospects 2024
EstimatedMedian age differs from mean age. It locates the middle of the population, but does not directly give the older-age or working-age share.
1.208 births per woman
Reference period: 2023 · UN DESA Population Division · World Population Prospects 2024
EstimatedTotal fertility rate is not the year's number of births or the completed family size of women who have finished childbearing. It summarizes age-specific fertility in a period.
-0.482%/year
Reference period: 2023 · UN DESA Population Division · World Population Prospects 2024
EstimatedPositive values indicate growth and negative values decline. This is not a fertility rate; population change reflects births, deaths and international migration.
World Bank · World Development Indicators
Exact values by period are available in the table below.
| Reference period | Value | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82 years | |
| 2006 | 82.3 years | |
| 2007 | 82.5 years | |
| 2008 | 82.6 years | |
| 2009 | 82.9 years | |
| 2010 | 82.8 years | |
| 2011 | 82.6 years | |
| 2012 | 83.1 years | |
| 2013 | 83.3 years | |
| 2014 | 83.6 years | |
| 2015 | 83.8 years | |
| 2016 | 84 years | |
| 2017 | 84.1 years | |
| 2018 | 84.2 years | |
| 2019 | 84.4 years | |
| 2020 | 84.6 years | |
| 2021 | 84.4 years | |
| 2022 | 84 years | |
| 2023 | 84 years | |
| 2024 | 84 years |
Results: 1
| Indicator | Value | Reference period | Source | Quality | Historical trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP per capita, current US$ | $35,951 | 2025 | World Bank | Historical trend |
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