Population:
126,804,433 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.5% (male 8,804,465/female 8,344,800)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 41,187,425/female 40,533,876)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 22.2% (male 11,964,694/female 16,243,419) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 44.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 42.9 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 46.5 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
-0.242% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
7.41 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
9.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 66% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.056 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.79 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 220
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 2.98 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 82.17 years
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 78.87 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 85.66 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.2 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
9,600 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Japanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Japanese

Ethnic groups:
Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%
note: up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004)

Religions:
Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%
note: total adherents exceeds 100% because many people belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism (2005)

Languages:
Japanese

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 99%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 99% (2002)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2008)

Education expenditures:
3.7% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]