The data below show the changes in stillbirth rate in Japan between 1947 and 2015. Unit is per 1000 births. Year stillbirth rate (per 1000 births) 1947 44.2 1948 50.9 1949 66.7 1950 84.9 1951 92.2 1952 92.3 1953 93.8 1954 95.6 1955 95.8 19…

The following data shows the changes in the number of marriages in Japan between 1947 and 2015. Year Marriages 1947 934,170 1948 953,999 1949 842,170 1950 715,081 1951 671,905 1952 676,995 1953 682,077 1954 697,809 1955 714,861 1956 715,93…

The following data shows the changes in the number of divorces in Japan between 1947 and 2015. Year Divorces 1947 79,551 1948 79,032 1949 82,575 1950 83,689 1951 82,331 1952 79,021 1953 75,255 1954 76,759 1955 75,267 1956 72,040 1957 71,65…

The following data show the chnages in the percentage of unmarried women in Japan by age between 1920 and 2010. 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1950 age women (%) women (%) women (%) women (%) women (%) women (%) 15-19 82.3 85.9 89.3 92.5 95.6 96…

The following data show the chnages in the percentage of unmarried men in Japan by age between 1920 and 2010. 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1950 age men (%) men (%) men (%) men (%) men (%) men (%) 15-19 97.2 98.2 99.0 99.4 99.6 99.5 20-24 70.9 …

The following shows the percentage of unmarried people by age in Japan. It is the data from national population census 2010. unit: % age men (%) women (%) 15-19 99.7 99.4 20-24 94.0 89.6 25-29 71.8 60.3 30-34 47.3 34.5 35-39 35.6 23.1 40-4…

The following table shows the percent of men and women in Japan ages around 50 who never married, and the estimated percent of them in the future. Year men % women % 1920 2 2 1925 2 2 1930 2 1 1935 2 1 1940 2 1 1950 1 1 1955 1 1 1960 1 2 1…

The following is the changes in the number of deaths in Japan between 1947 and 2015. Year Number of deaths 1947 1,138,238 1948 950,610 1949 945,444 1950 904,876 1951 838,998 1952 765,068 1953 772,547 1954 721,491 1955 693,523 1956 724,460 …

The following is the changes in the number of live births in Japan between 1947 and 2015. Year Number of live births 1947 2,678,792 1948 2,681,624 1949 2,696,638 1950 2,337,507 1951 2,137,689 1952 2,005,162 1953 1,868,040 1954 1,769,580 19…

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducts a survey about the number of households every year. The data below show the changes in the number of households by household size ("1-person household" to "6-or-more-persons household") betwe…

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research reports the average age by prefecture every year. The following shows the latest 2013 data. Okinawa has the youngest number, and Akita has the oldest. Figure: Average Age by Pre…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications researched Japanese population by Oriental Zodiac (animal symbols) in 2013. According to it, the people born in the year of the Ox are the biggest group among 12 zodiacs. The year of the hors…

Last week Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the 2014 birth rate. According to it, the nation-wide total fertility rate (birth rate) was 1.42. It dropped 0.1 point from 2013. The total fertility rate of a population is the ave…

According to Japan census, the ratio of men to women is decreasing year by year. The gender ratio (sex ratio) was "95.9 men per 100.0 women" in 2000. However the ratio of men dropped to "95.0 men per 100.0 women" in 2012. In Japan, the pro…

2016 March 1st update: applied the latest 2015 census Currently the population of Japan is decreasing. However, until the beginning of 21 century, the population was increasing. The below shows the changes in Japan's population from 1920 t…

As of 2014 June, 2,086,603 of foreign residents live in Japan. More than half of them are Chinese and Korean. Figure : Population of Foreign Residents in Japan by Nationality Nationality Population Total number 2,086,603 China 648,734 Kore…

48,263 of Peruvian people live in Japan as of 2014 June. Peruvian people is the second largest latin American ethnic group in Japan, after Brazilian. Peruvian people mostly live in Kanto area and Tokai area. Figure : Rate of British popula…

As of 2014 June, 9884 people who are from Middle Eastern countries live in Japan. Big two ethnic groups are Iranian and Turk. Figure : Population of the people from Middle East Countries, who are living in Japan (by nationality) Nationalit…

177,953 of Brazilian people live in Japan as of 2014 June. The population rate is high in Tokai area (Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Gifu) and Gunma. Many Brazilian people work in automotive factories in those prefectures. Figure : Rate of Brazilia…

As of 2014 June, 50,515 of US citizens live in Japan. One third of them live in Tokyo. There are 133 US military bases/facilities in Japan. Especially, 33 bases are set in Okinawa. So the population rate of US citizens is high in Okinawa. …

As of 2014 June, 14,919 of people from the UK live in Japan. 38% of them live in Tokyo. Figure : Rate of British population by prefecture (per 1,000,000 residents) The population rate is high in the red prefecture, low in blue prefectures.…

According to government statistics, 85,499 of Vietnamese people live in Japan. Vietnamese people are the 5th largest minority ethnic group in Japan, after Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Brazilian. The population rate is high in Gunma (red c…

As of 2014 June, 42,270 of Thai people live in Japan. More than half of them live in Kanto (around Tokyo) area. Figure : Rate of Thai population by prefecture (per 100,000 residents) The population rate is high in the red prefecture, low i…

As of 2014 June, 213,923 of Philippine people live in Japan. Filipino is the third largest minority ethnic group in Japan. Chinese and Korean are 1st and 2nd.Their population rate is high in Tokai area (Gifu, Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie = orange …

11,481 of Pakistani people live in Japan as of 2014 June. Pakistani population is high in Toyama (red prefecture). There is a Pakistani town in Toyama and Pakistani people work as used car dealers for exporting used cars to Russia. Figure …

36,107 of Nepalis are living in Japan as of 2014 June. One third of them live in Tokyo. The population rate is relatively high in Fukuoka and Tochigi. Japanese language schools in Fukuoka are recruiting Nepali students aggressively. Among …

According to the government survey, 28,649 of Indonesian live in Japan as of 2014 June. Indonesian people live in Aichi most (3,098). In terms of the population rate, Ibaraki (red colored) has high percentage. There are Indonesian people c…

As of 2014 June, 23,411 of Indian people live in Japan. 39% of Indian people are living in Tokyo. 16% are living in Kanagawa. So, more than half of Indian people live in those two regions. Figure : Rate of Asian Indian population by prefec…

36,965 of Taiwanese people are living in Japan as of 2014 June. One third of them are living in Tokyo. The population rate of Taiwanese is relatively high in Okinawa, comparing to Korean and mainland Chinese. Okinawa and Taiwan are geograp…

As of 2014 June 648,734 Chinese people are living in Japan. The following data shows the rate of Chinese population by prefecture. Tokyo has the highest rate. One in a hundred is a Chinese in Tokyo. The famous China towns are located in Yo…