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World / Japan

Japan

30 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2021 to 2025. Compare Japan with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$4.44T+5.9%−14.5%−2.2%Highest quartile4 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $48.3K intl $+1.7%+9.2%+8.3%Highest quartile35 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20251.2%+1.4 pts+5.5 pts−0.6 ptsLowest quartile152 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)20253.2%+0.4 pts+3.2 pts+2.4 pts2nd quartile83 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate2.5%0.0 pts−0.4 pts−0.9 ptsLowest quartile158 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade202444.9% of GDP+1.3 pts+10.5 pts+8.1 ptsLowest quartile138 of 171 in 2024 · coverage
Exports202422.0% of GDP+0.9 pts+4.9 pts+4.9 ptsLowest quartile129 of 171 in 2024 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population2025123.4M people−0.5%−2.3%−3.0%Highest quartile12 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth2025-0.49%−0.06 pts−0.20 pts−0.39 ptsLowest quartile196 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202484.0 years0.0 years−0.3 years+0.4 yearsHighest quartile10 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20241.15 births−0.05 births−0.21 births−0.27 birthsLowest quartile201 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202592.3% of people+0.1 pts+0.5 pts+0.9 ptsHighest quartile26 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over202530.0% of people+0.2 pts+1.1 pts+3.1 ptsHighest quartile2 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)972.3 Mt CO₂−3.0%−13.5%−23.7%Highest quartile5 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 1750961.9 Mt CO₂−2.5%−12.7%−23.7%Highest quartile5 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂39.6%+0.4 pts+0.8 pts+2.6 ptsHighest quartile29 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)7.84 t CO₂−2.6%−11.6%−21.6%Highest quartile28 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights1,063.3 Mt CO₂e−2.8%−12.5%−22.2%Highest quartile7 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person20243,004 kg oil eq.−1.2%−7.9%−12.8%Highest quartile34 of 149 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy20218.8%+0.3 pts+2.4 pts+4.0 pts3rd quartile151 of 212 in 2021 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202121.1%+0.8 pts+6.4 pts+10.6 pts3rd quartile109 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity202510.0%+0.7 pts+6.2 pts+9.1 ptsLowest quartile15 of 19 in 2025 · coverage
Access to electricity2024100.0% of people0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile1 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202468.3% of land0.0 pts0.0 pts−0.1 ptsHighest quartile20 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas202515.1% of territory0.0 pts+5.1 pts+13.0 pts2nd quartile86 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure11.5 µg/m³−7.9%−7.7%−11.7%3rd quartile144 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending202310.7% of GDP−1.6 pts0.0 pts+0.1 ptsHighest quartile20 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 520242.4 per 1,000 births0.0%−4.0%−17.2%Lowest quartile187 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education202364.5% gross+1.1 pts+1.9 pts+1.8 pts2nd quartile49 of 128 in 2023 · coverage
Using the internet202485.5% of people+0.5 pts−7.2 pts−3.6 pts2nd quartile77 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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30 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Japan against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Japan, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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