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Japan
Last update: 2025-11-27
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 2 716.65 (2023)
Inflation rate
2.7% (2024)
Unemployment rate
2.6% (2024)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
15.5%
Smoking men
7.2%
Smoking women
24.4%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
377 915
Land area
364 485
Water area
13 430
Popular payment systems
- PayPay
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- Facebook
- Threads
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
12.1%
15-64 years
58.4%
65+ years
29.5%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Shintoism
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Time zone
UTC+9
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
JA
Capital
Tokyo
Official language
Japanese
Average consumer spendings
Food products
15.8%
Alcohol and tobacco
2.5%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
8.36
Beer
1.35
Wine
0.29
Spirits
1.63
Other alcohol
5.09
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
123 201 945 (2024)
Male population
59 875 269
Female population
63 326 676
Population growth rate
-0.43% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
6.9 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
11.9 (2024)
Urbanization
92% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
A (2015)
Moody's
A1 (2014)
Standard & Poor's
A+ (2015)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
35.93%
iOS
63.93%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+81
Internet domain
.jp
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
48
Internet user penetration
87%
Fixed internet penetration
39%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-11-27