Japan's population falls to 123.05 mln, marking largest decline on record: census

TOKYO, May 29 (Xinhua): Japan's population, including foreign residents, stood at 123.05 million in 2025, down 3.1 million from 2020. Preliminary figures released Friday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed that as of Oct. 1 last year, Japan's population was 123,049,524, a decrease of 3,096,575 people, or 2.5 percent, from the 2020 census. Japan's population recorded its first drop in the 2015 survey since the five-yearly census began in 1920. The latest result marks the third straight decrease, with the rate of decline widening from 0.7 percent in the previous survey to the largest on record. Photo from Nikkei Asia