Japan
Everything Palanor holds about Japan, in one place: 287 public signals, what its economy runs on, how often America’s largest companies name it, the news that names it, and Country Posture. Every figure is computed from stored readings and carries its source and date.
AsiaAsia-PacificG7G20OECD
The latest read
- GDP in current U.S. dollars: $4,435 billion (2025); 57th percentile since 1960; highest since 2022; 1y +5.9%.
- Real GDP growth: 1.19% (2025); 30th percentile since 1961; highest since 2022; 1y +1.43 pts.
- Consumer price inflation: 3.17% (2025); 63rd percentile since 1960; 1y +0.43 pts.
- Unemployment: 2.45% (2025); 10th percentile since 1991; lowest since 2019; 1y −0.05 pts.
- Household consumption, share of GDP: 53.1% of GDP (2024); 36th percentile since 1990; lowest since 2021; 1y −0.53 pts.
- Net exports, share of GDP: -0.89% of GDP (2024); 16th percentile since 1990; highest since 2021; 1y +0.59 pts.
- S&P 500 companies naming it on earnings calls: 14.7% of companies (2026-10-21); 10th percentile since Dec 2021; highest since Jul 24, 2026; 1y −4.08 pts.
Country Posture
What Japan’s economy is doing
Momentum
2025Inputs only. Did not pass the pre-registered back-test: 1996–2009: AUC 0.590 below 0.60; AUC 0.590 below the single-input baseline (0.624); 2010–2022: AUC 0.595 below 0.60; AUC 0.595 below the single-input baseline (0.641).
Inputs
| Real GDP growth | 1.2 |
| Growth against its three-year average | 0.6 |
| Change in unemployment | -0.0 |
| Change in the employment rate | 0.2 |
| Export volume growth | — |
| OECD leading indicator | -0.4 |
Resilience
2025Withheld: 3 of 5 core inputs reported for 2025.
Inputs
| Interest as a share of revenue | — |
| Budget balance | — |
| Reserves, months of imports | 14.0 |
| Current account | 4.9 |
| Governance (WGI mean) | 1.44 |
| External debt | — |
Pressure
2025Inputs only. Did not pass the pre-registered back-test: 1996–2009: AUC 0.657 below the single-input baseline (0.672).
Inputs
| Inflation | 3.2 |
| Change in inflation | 0.4 |
| Currency move against the dollar | -1.1% |
| Conflict deaths per million | 0.0 |
| Political stability | 1.26 |
| Private credit, three-year change | 2.2 |
| Bond spread over U.S. Treasuries | -2.8 |
Posture describes what an economy is doing; it is not a rating and never ranks countries. Each input is read against the country’s own history and against every other economy that year. An axis shows a score only after passing a back-test fixed before any result was computed. Method and back-test.
Country Schemas
Where Japan is in its cycles
Where Japan sits in eight long cycles, each read from published statistics against a method fixed before any reading was computed. A stage describes; it is not a rating, and no stage is better or worse than another.
- Development stage
High mass consumption100% · 2025
Pre-take-offTake-offDrive to maturityHigh mass consumption20002025
- Demographic stage
Declining99% · 2025
High stationaryEarly expandingLate expandingLow stationaryDeclining20002025
- Debt cycle stage
Late cycle89% · 2025
Early cycleLeveragingLate cycleDeleveraging20002025
- External balance stage
Mature creditor93% · 2025
Immature debtorMature debtorDebt repayerImmature creditorMature creditorCredit disinvestor20002025
- Export structure stage
Complex exporter77% · 2025
Commodity-reliantDiversifyingManufacturing exporterComplex exporter20002025
- Structural pressure
Low100% · 2025
LowBuildingHighAcute20002025
- Middle-class stage
Affluent99% · 2024
Pre-middle-classEmerging middle classMiddle-class majorityAffluent20082025
- Electoral cycle
Post-election99% · 2026-10
Post-electionMid-termPre-election2024-112026-10
Passport reach
Where a Japan passport opens doors
The share of world GDP, outside Japan itself, in the economies whose published rules let a holder of this passport in, as of October 2026. Palanor records the rules of destinations holding 88% of world GDP, from each government’s own list, and weights them by World Bank GDP for 2025. Rank is among 199 passports.
Work
27.2%rank 30 of 199 · +1.1 pts in a year
the right to work (free movement in full; treaty and working-holiday routes at half); 0 destinations in full, 27 at half.
Recorded changes
Reach is shown here and not weighted into Country Strength: it rewards membership of a free-movement area or a treaty more than the strength of an economy. Entry is always at the border officer’s discretion, and conditions (length of stay, fees, age limits) vary. Method, sources and the full ranking: Passports and citizenship.
Palanor calculation from each destination government's published rules; GDP weights from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0), one year for the whole line, so it moves only when a list changes.
GDP by expenditure
What Japan’s economy runs on
In 2024, household spending was 53.1% of GDP, government consumption 20.1%, investment 27.7% and net exports -0.9% (exports 22.0%, imports 22.9%).
World Bank national accounts. The parts can miss 100 by a few points (the statistical discrepancy).
Same World Bank definition for every country, so the shares compare directly: What each economy runs on.
IMF World Economic Outlook
The IMF’s outlook for Japan
The latest year before the October 2026 edition (often still an IMF estimate) and the IMF’s own projections. These are the IMF’s published forecasts, shown as published; Palanor does not project them further. Since the previous edition the IMF raised its growth forecast for this year by 0.0 percentage points (Palanor calculation).
| Measure | 2025 | 2026 IMF f’cast | 2027 IMF f’cast | 2031 IMF f’cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth% | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Inflation, average consumer prices% | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment rate% of labor force | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| GDP, current US dollarsUS$ bn | 4,453 | 4,342 | 4,468 | 4,999 |
| GDP at purchasing-power parityintl $ bn | 7,033 | 7,324 | 7,605 | 8,392 |
| GDP per person, US dollarsUS$ | 36,119 | 35,400 | 36,620 | 41,953 |
| Current account balance% of GDP | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Government gross debt% of GDP | 204.8 | 199.4 | 196.4 | 188.9 |
| Government net debt% of GDP | 132.4 | 127.0 | 123.9 | 116.5 |
| Government overall balance% of GDP | -0.7 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -4.0 |
| Government primary balance% of GDP | -0.5 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -2.1 |
| Government net interest paid% of GDP · Palanor calc. | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database (edition on the projection). Dashed: the IMF's published projection.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database (edition on the projection). Dashed: the IMF's published projection.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026. Provided by the IMF “as is” and free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor. Net interest paid is a Palanor calculation: the IMF's primary balance minus its overall balance.
Charts
The headline series
Discourse
How often S&P 500 companies name Japan
66 of 445 S&P 500 companies named Japan on an earnings call in the 90 days to 2026-10-21. 18.0% list it in the risk factors of their latest 10-K. Names only, counted by fixed rules set before any document was read; a mention says the country came up, not why.
News
In the news
- Japan launches Mars moon sample return mission
Japan launched an uncrewed spacecraft to collect samples from Mars' moon Phobos and return them to Earth.
Palanor Wire2026-10-20neutral
- AI-fueled cyberattacks buffet Japan and South Korea
Major breaches exposed millions of records as artificial intelligence lowers barriers for hackers.
Palanor Wire2026-10-09neutral
- Japan raids beer giants over alleged price cartel
Japanese competition authorities conducted raids on four major beer manufacturers over suspected price-fixing violations.
Palanor Wire2026-10-07neutral
- Japan service sector growth slows, PMI falls to 51.3
Japan's service sector activity moderated in September after reaching a five-month high, extending a slower pace of private sector growth.
Palanor Wire2026-10-05negative · +growth -slows -falls
- Japan protests after US Marine arrested for Okinawa murder
Japan formally protested after U.S. military personnel were arrested over the death of a woman in Okinawa.
Palanor Wire2026-10-04negative · -protests
- Markets test central bank resolve
Treasury yields hold as Warsh signals potential rate restraint while Japan coordinates dollar intervention amid megadeal chatter.
Palanor Wire2026-08-03neutral
- Japan's first DJI and Hasselblad Dual-Concept Flagship Store: "DJI | Hasselblad Authorized Concept Store Tokyo Omotesando" to Grand Open in Late October 2026!
Marketaux (financial news API)2026-10-22neutral
- Japan’s Trade Deficit Doubles as Hormuz Crisis Hikes Energy Import Costs
OilPrice.com2026-10-21negative · -crisis
- The president of the Japan Football Association has told a seminar of the Asian Football Confederation in Tokyo that England's Premier League is the best place to help develop Japanese talent.
The Associated Press · Bluesky2026-10-21neutral
- Heat pump deployment can help strengthen energy security & resilience by reducing countries’ reliance on fuel imports for heating.
In 2025, heat pump installations avoided around 53 bcm of natural gas use for heating across Europe, Japan & China.
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International Energy Agency · Bluesky2026-10-21positive · +strengthen
- Japan envoy Sasakawa meets Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing, state media says reut.rs/4jy4VHU
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-21neutral
- Japan may have little choice but to rely on flightier foreign demand to buy up its government debt. But overseas investors generally drive a harder bargain
The Economist · Bluesky2026-10-21neutral
- Japan shifting to wage-driven inflation phase, finance minister says reut.rs/3WlEYBH
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-21neutral
- As Japan pursues a chip-industry reboot, it's being pressed to build America's reut.rs/3TLTMZJ
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-20neutral
Headlines that name Japan, matched by name with fixed rules (a wrong match is worse than a missing one). Tone is read from each headline’s own words; no model reads or summarizes an article, and other publishers’ stories link out.
Company graph
Companies headquartered in Japan
Palanor’s company graph holds 506 entities headquartered here, 10 with a listed ticker (GLEIF headquarters address, else legal address).
- MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INCMUFG · 東京都 千代田区
- RESONA HOLDINGS INCRSHGY · 東京都
- NOMURA HOLDINGS INCNMR · 中央区
- MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INCMFG · 東京都 千代田区
- Sony Group CorpSONY · 東京都 港区
- CANON INCCAJPY · 東京都
- ORIX CORPIX · 東京都 港区
- SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.SMFG · 東京都 千代田区
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/TM · 愛知県 豊田市
- Mitsui Chemicals IncMITUF · 東京都 中央区
Signals
Every series about Japan
Grouped by theme, the most-read first. All 287 in the Library.
Growth and output10 of 58
- Japan goods trade balance (12 months)14th percentile since Dec 1957; lowest since Dec 2025; 1y +6.60-16.6 USD billions2026-08-01
- Japan Goods Exports to China (IMF)92nd percentile since Jan 1960; 1y +11.8%$12bn2026-06-01
- Japan Goods Exports to the World (IMF)97th percentile since Jan 1960; 1y +6.2%$67.4bn2026-06-01
- Japan Goods Exports to United States (IMF)85th percentile since Jan 1960; 1y −2.1%$11.6bn2026-06-01
- Japan Goods Imports from the World (IMF)89th percentile since Jan 1960; 1y +3.3%$64.5bn2026-06-01
- Japan Goods Imports from China (IMF)89th percentile since Feb 1960; 1y +2.6%$14.7bn2026-06-01
- Japan Goods Imports from United States (IMF)98th percentile since Feb 1960; lowest since Feb 2026; 1y +2.4%$7.51bn2026-06-01
- Population, Historical (Maddison): Japan86th percentile since 1; lowest since 1992; 1y −0.5%124,762,110 people2022
- GDP per Person, Historical (Maddison): Japan98th percentile since 730; highest since 2019; 1y +1.6%38,2692022
- GDP, Historical (Maddison): Japan98th percentile since 1000; highest since 2019; 1y +1.0%4,774.52022
Prices4 of 6
- Japan Consumer Price Index (OECD)record high since Jan 2010; 1y +1.9%116.5 index2026-08-01
- Japan Inflation Rate (CPI, % y/y, OECD)69th percentile since Jan 2011; 1y −0.98 pts1.89% y/y2026-08-01
- Japan Purchasing Power Since 2019 (100 = January 2019)record low since Jan 2019; 1y −1.9%87.22026-08-01
- Japan · Inflation · CPI % y/y63rd percentile since 1960; 1y +0.43 pts3.17%2025
Jobs and people at work6 of 7
- Japan · Unemployment Rate (OECD Harmonised, Monthly)49th percentile since Jan 1955; 1y −0.1 pts2.5% of labour force2026-08-01
- Japan — Avg annual hours worked per worker5th percentile since 1950; highest since 2019; 1y +0.1%1,653.9 hours/year2023-06-30
- Average annual hours worked · Japan4th percentile since 1990; lowest since 2020; 1y −1.2%1,597.5 hours2025
- Japan · Female Labor Force Participation · %record high since 1990; 1y +0.31 pts55.9%2025
- Japan · Male Labor Force Participation · %38th percentile since 1990; 1y −0.02 pts71.5%2025
- Japan · Unemployment Rate · %10th percentile since 1991; lowest since 2019; 1y −0.05 pts2.45%2025
Money, rates and credit10 of 13
- Japan Government Bond (JGB) 5-Year Yield (Daily)57th percentile since Sep 1974; 1y +1.06 pts2.31%2026-10-20
- Japan Government Bond (JGB) 2-Year Yield (Daily)60th percentile since Sep 1974; highest since Oct 16, 2026; 1y +0.959 pts1.91%2026-10-20
- Japan Government Bond (JGB) 1-Year Yield (Daily)61st percentile since Sep 1974; highest since Oct 16, 2026; 1y +0.89 pts1.64%2026-10-20
- Japan Government Bond (JGB) 10-Year Yield (Daily)74th percentile since Jul 1986; lowest since Sep 10, 2026; 1y +1.25 pts2.93%2026-10-20
- Japan Yield Curve Slope, 10-Year minus 2-Year JGB (Daily)59th percentile since Jul 1986; lowest since Apr 9, 2026; 1y +0.292 pts1.02 pp2026-10-20
- Japan Government Bond (JGB) 30-Year Yield (Daily)99th percentile since Sep 1999; lowest since Sep 9, 2026; 1y +0.863 pts3.99%2026-10-20
- Bank of Japan Total Assets · % of Japan GDP89th percentile since Jan 1956; lowest since Apr 2018; 1y −15.46 pts94.4% of GDP2026-04-01
- Japan Credit to the Private Non-Financial Sector (Local Currency)record high since Oct 1964; 1y +5.9%1,168,5482026-01-01
- Japan · Bank Nonperforming Loans Ratio (IMF FSI)4th percentile since Jul 2009; 1y −0.0661 pts1.03%2026-01-01
- Japan · Bank Regulatory Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets (IMF FSI)60th percentile since Jul 2009; lowest since Jul 2023; 1y −0.502 pts16.2%2026-01-01
Stock market and listed companies2
- Japan Share Prices (OECD, 2015 = 100)100th percentile since Jan 1959; 1y +30.2%263.32026-09-01
- Japan Share Prices, Change Over a Year (OECD)85th percentile since Jan 1960; lowest since Jan 2026; 1y +10.79 pts30.2% y/y2026-09-01
Government and debt10 of 18
- Japan · Public Social Spending: Family (% of GDP)95th percentile since 1980; 1y −0.26 pts1.98% of GDP2022
- Japan · Public Social Spending: Health and Disability (% of GDP)record high since 1980; 1y +0.03 pts12.2% of GDP2022
- Japan · Public Social Spending: Old Age and Survivors (% of GDP)64th percentile since 1980; lowest since 2006; 1y −0.21 pts9.39% of GDP2022
- Japan · Public Social Spending: Other Social Policy (% of GDP)94th percentile since 1980; lowest since 2019; 1y −0.23 pts1.03% of GDP2022
- Japan · Public Social Spending: Total (% of GDP)94th percentile since 1980; lowest since 2019; 1y −0.71 pts24.7% of GDP2022
- Japan · Public Social Spending: Unemployment (% of GDP)14th percentile since 1980; lowest since 2019; 1y −0.06 pts0.18% of GDP2022
- Japan · 10-Year Government Bond Yield · annual avg65th percentile since 1990; highest since 2007; 1y +0.629 pts1.51%2025
- Japan · Budget Balance · % GDP90th percentile since 1990; highest since 1992; 1y +0.68-1 pct_gdp2025
- Japan · Government Debt · % GDP63rd percentile since 1990; lowest since 2011; 1y −3.8%197.5 pct_gdp2025
- Japan · Government Spending · % GDP65th percentile since 1990; lowest since 2019; 1y −1.3%37.9 pct_gdp2025
Trade and capital flows10 of 14
- Japan's Share of Foreign-Held U.S. Treasuriesrecord low since Mar 2000; 1y −1.35 pts11.4% of foreign holdings2026-08-01
- U.S. Treasury Securities Held in Japan50th percentile since Mar 2000; lowest since Dec 2024; 1y −9.8%1,068.3 $ billions2026-08-01
- Japan's Share of Foreign-Held U.S. Equities · %3rd percentile since Sep 2011; lowest since Nov 2014; 1y −0.178 pts5.71% of foreign holdings2026-08-01
- U.S. Equities Held in Japan · USD bnrecord high since Sep 2011; 1y +19.2%1,438.1 $ billions2026-08-01
- U.S. Chipmaking Equipment Imports From Japan, 12 Months66th percentile since Dec 2013; highest since Sep 2025; 1y −3.8%3.54 $ billions2026-08-01
- U.S. Integrated Circuits Exports to Japan, 12 Months28th percentile since Dec 2013; 1y +9.1%0.5 $ billions2026-08-01
- U.S. Integrated Circuits Imports From Japan, 12 Monthsrecord high since Dec 2013; 1y +57.8%1.84 $ billions2026-08-01
- Japan · Net International Investment Position (IMF)81st percentile since Oct 2005; lowest since Oct 2024; 1y −3.5%$3,459.2bn2026-04-01
- U.S. Goods Trade With Japan (Exports + Imports)96th percentile since 1985; highest since 2022; 1y +0.6%227.2 $ billions2025
- Japan's Share of U.S. Goods Traderecord low since 1987; 1y −0.18 pts4.06% of U.S. goods trade2025
Energy and resources10 of 35
- Japan LNG Import Price (Monthly)88th percentile since Jan 1977; 1y +24.2%14.3 USD/mmbtu2026-09-01
- Japan · Bioenergy Share of Electricity Generation (Monthly)96th percentile since Apr 2018; highest since Apr 2026; 1y +0.57 pts7.78% of generation2026-09-01
- Japan · Carbon Intensity of Electricity (Monthly)30th percentile since Apr 2018; 1y −0.8%466.8 gCO2e/kWh2026-09-01
- Japan · Coal Share of Electricity Generation (Monthly)92nd percentile since Apr 2018; highest since Dec 2023; 1y +1.63 pts32.5% of generation2026-09-01
- Japan · Electricity Generation (Monthly)37th percentile since Apr 2018; 1y −10.0%72.5 TWh2026-09-01
- Japan · Fossil Fuels Share of Electricity Generation (Monthly)15th percentile since Apr 2018; 1y −1.81 pts63.7% of generation2026-09-01
- Japan · Gas Share of Electricity Generation (Monthly)2nd percentile since Apr 2018; lowest since May 2026; 1y −3.89 pts26% of generation2026-09-01
- Japan · Hydro Share of Electricity Generation (Monthly)61st percentile since Apr 2018; 1y +1.73 pts8.69% of generation2026-09-01
- Japan · Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation (Monthly)86th percentile since Apr 2018; 1y +1.13 pts10.3% of generation2026-09-01
- Japan · Other Fossil Fuels Share of Electricity Generation (Monthly)47th percentile since Apr 2018; 1y +0.45 pts5.17% of generation2026-09-01
Conflict and geopolitics6 of 12
- Geopolitical Risk — Japan64th percentile since Jan 1985; lowest since Feb 2026; 1y +0.0547 pts0.24%2026-09-01
- U.S. Active-Duty Troops in Japan (DMDC)88th percentile since Sep 2008; highest since Dec 2021; 1y +4.1%56,122 persons2026-08-31
- Japan · Governance · WGI six-dimension mean94th percentile since 1996; highest since 2022; 1y +1.2%1.44 index2025
- Japan · Political Stability · WGI80th percentile since 1996; 1y +0.6%1.26 index2025
- Japan · Regulatory Quality · WGI28th percentile since 1996; lowest since 2010; 1y −1.9%1.22 index2025
- Japan · Rule of Law · WGIrecord high since 1996; 1y +1.6%1.54 index2025
Defence1
- Japan defence spending — % of GDP (OECD COFOG)record high since 2005; 1y +23.0%1.29 pct of GDP2024
Aid in and out5
- Japan · Net ODA as % of GNI (Long Run)78th percentile since 1960; lowest since 2020; 1y −0.055 pts0.29% of GNI2025
- Japan · Official Development Assistance, Net, Constant Prices · US$ billions95th percentile since 1960; lowest since 2021; 1y −14.9%132025
- Japan · Humanitarian Funding (FTS) · US$ billions83rd percentile since 2000; lowest since 2021; 1y −1.5%1.21 US$ billions2025
- Japan · Foreign Aid (Official Development Assistance) · US$ billions45th percentile since 2016; lowest since 2019; 1y −1.7%16.2 US$ billions2025
- Japan · ODA as % of GNI56th percentile since 2018; lowest since 2021; 1y −0.02 pts0.35% of GNI2025
Migration4 of 6
- International Migrant Stock: Japan (UN)record high since 19903,409,529 people2024
- International Migrants as a Share of Population: Japan (UN)record high since 19902.76% of population2024
- U.S.-Born People Living in Japan (UN)69th percentile since 199062,509 people2024
- Change in Migrant Share of Population Since 2000: Japan (UN)1.452024
AI stance and technology9 of 10
- AI Worry Share of AI Searches · Japan96th percentile since Sep 2021; 1y +10.84 pts23.9%2026-09-20
- Share of AI Papers on arXiv with an Author in Japan (Monthly)61st percentile since Feb 2016; 1y unchanged4.1%2026-09-01
- Japan · R&D Spending · % of GDPrecord high since 1996; 1y +0.0407 pts3.44% of GDP2023
- Global Innovation Index Rank: Japan1y unchanged12 rank2026
- Global Innovation Index Score: Japan1y +0.9%54.1 score (0–100)2026
- AI User Share: Japan (Microsoft AI Diffusion)1y +8.00 pts24.7% of people aged 15-642026-06-30
- AI Optimism Lean · Japan (Pew)1y −4.60 pts31.8%2026
- More Concerned Than Excited About AI · Japan (Pew)1y +2.00 pts30%2026
- More Excited Than Concerned About AI · Japan (Pew)1y −2.00 pts14%2026
Climate and the physical world10 of 13
- Japan CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)77th percentile since 1868; lowest since 1987; 1y −2.5%961.9 Mt CO₂2024
- Japan Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)record high since 1868; 1y +1.4%69.6 Gt CO₂2024
- NO2 Pollution Hotspots: Japan (Sentinel-5P, monthly)14th percentile since May 2018; 1y −4.0%2.922026-09-01
- NO2 Pollution: Japan (Sentinel-5P, monthly)44th percentile since May 2018; highest since Apr 2026; 1y +3.8%1.532026-09-01
- NO2 Pollution Hotspots: Japan, Change vs Year Earlier (%)44th percentile since May 2019; 1y −1.50 pts-4%2026-09-01
- Japan · Arable Land · % of landrecord low since 1961; 1y −0.05 pts11% of land area2024
- Japan · Renewable Freshwater · m³ per person46th percentile since 1961; highest since 1993; 1y +0.5%3,4372022
- Japan · Forest Area · % of land27th percentile since 1990; lowest since 2003; 1y −0.01 pts68.3%2024
- Japan · PM2.5 Exposure · µg/m³59th percentile since 1990; lowest since 2011; 1y −1.2%12.6 µg/m³2020
- Japan · Plastic Emitted to the Ocean by Rivers · tonnes per year (2015)1,835.1 t/yr2015
Health and living standards10 of 12
- Births: Japanrecord low since 1950; 1y −4.7%749,8842023
- Deaths: Japan98th percentile since 1950; 1y −5.6%1,524,4302023
- Fertility Rate: Japanrecord low since 1950; 1y −3.8%1.212023
- Median Age: Japanrecord high since 1950; 1y +0.8%49 years2023
- Population Aged 65 and Over: Japanrecord high since 1950; 1y +0.159 pts29.6% of population2023
- Population: Japan57th percentile since 1950; lowest since 1991; 1y −0.5%124,370,947 people2023
- Japan · Life Expectancy at Birth · years90th percentile since 1960; 1y −0.0%84 years2024
- Japan · Access to Electricity · % of populationrecord high since 1990; 1y unchanged100%2024
- Japan · Human Development Index · UNDPrecord high since 1990; 1y +0.4%0.93 index2023
- Japan · Basic Drinking Water Access · % of populationrecord high since 2000; 1y unchanged99.2%2024
Sentiment and attention1
- Japan · Search Attention92nd percentile since Sep 2021; highest since Jun 28, 2026; 1y +8.5%51 index2026-09-20
More about this country2 of 18
- USD / JPY98th percentile since Jan 1990; lowest since Oct 5, 2026; 1y +4.8%158 rate2026-10-16
- Japan · Total Reserves incl. Gold (IMF)78th percentile since Dec 1950; lowest since Jul 2011; 1y −12.1%$1,178.9bn2026-09-01
Peers
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