Japan
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 123 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Japan rose 3.2% in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Japan's economy grew 1.2% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Japan was US$35,951 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 2.5% of Japan's labour force had no job in 2025, a lower share than in most countries.
- Japan had 123 million people in 2025: about 1.5% of everyone on Earth, the 12th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Japan had a current account surplus of 4.9% of GDP in 2025, higher than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Japan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | −0.2% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | −0.0% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | −0.1% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Japan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | −0.2% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −4.3% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −0.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Japan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$35,951 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$33,797 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$35,215 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$35,548 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$41,581 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$41,099 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$41,425 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$40,645 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$39,680 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$40,215 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Japan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 million |
| 2024 | 124 million |
| 2023 | 125 million |
| 2022 | 125 million |
| 2021 | 126 million |
| 2020 | 126 million |
| 2019 | 127 million |
| 2018 | 127 million |
| 2017 | 127 million |
| 2016 | 127 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Japan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Japan: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Japan since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.