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Japan: area, population and density
Japan has 364,569 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 123,366,734; calculated population density is 338 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Japan ranks 61st of 196 by land area, 12th by population and 27th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 364,569 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 123,366,734World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 338 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Japan in the country comparison set
Japan has 364,569 sq km of land area and a population value of 123,366,734 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 61st by land area, 12th by population, and 27th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Japan first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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