Overview

• Japanese nationals dropped by 908,574 (0.75%), the steepest annual fall since records began in 1968.
• Foreign residents climbed by 354,089 (10.65%) to a record 3,677,463, marking the largest annual rise since 2013.
• The combined population shrank by 554,485 (0.44%) to 124,330,690, extending a 16-year downward trend.
• Deaths outnumbered births by 912,161, fueled by a record 1,599,850 deaths and just 687,689 newborns.
• Tokyo’s population grew by 0.65% and Chiba’s by 0.02%, while 53.09% of residents now live in the Tokyo, Nagoya and Kansai metropolitan areas.