Japan Population: 126,475,664

Japan comes at number 10 in the list of the most populous countries in the world. Japan has 126,475,664 people with 0.19% growth rate and 340 citizens per sq km and the positive point is, with such a huge population, the country is still enjoying number 3rd position among economically most powerful countries. People of Japan are enjoying a prosperous life with all the basic faculties and utilities. Japan also comes under the countries with fastest growth rates of population of late 19th and early 20th centuries.

When it comes to life expectancy the country is enjoying a higher rank. People of Japan are considered very healthy in terms of maintaining their health and fitness. And this is the reason that even the old generation in the country is very active and hard working. Before 1990 the country was standing at the 7th position among the most populous countries and then it remained at number 8th and now dropped at number 10th. It is expected that Japan’s population will be 121,100,000 by the year 2025 while estimated population for 2050 is 100,600,000.