Country profile
Japan
Japan ranks #12 of 215 for population, #49 of 209 for gdp per capita, #10 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
124M
people · 2024
Rank #12 of 215
Life expectancy
84
years · 2024
Rank #10 of 216
Poverty headcount
1.2%
% of population · 2020
Rank #112 of 186
Under-5 mortality
2.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #236 of 244
Tobacco use
19.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #86 of 163
Calorie supply
2,670
kcal per person per day · 2022
Rank #137 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
4,115,800
arrivals · 2020
Rank #43 of 203
GDP per capita
$32,487
current US$ · 2024
Rank #49 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.74
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #117 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
114
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #189 of 210
Forest area
68.4%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #21 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
12.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #188 of 248
Protected areas
15.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #98 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
7.77
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #36 of 210
Fertilizer use
170
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #27 of 194
Pesticide use
10.6
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #31 of 193
Cereal yield
6.25
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #26 of 182
Digital
Internet users
85.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #85 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
38.6
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #35 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
178
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #12 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #56 of 215
Renewable electricity output
21.1%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #153 of 257
Energy use per person
38,745
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #40 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.82
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #22 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Japan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield