Statistics Bureau of Japan, "Current Population Estimates as of October 1, 2023"

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The Statistics Bureau of Japan's summary of the Current Population Estimates as of October 1, 2023. The total population was 124,352 thousand, down 595 thousand or 0.48 percent on the previous year, the thirteenth consecutive annual decrease; the male population was 60,492 thousand, down 265 thousand, and the female population 63,859 thousand, down 330 thousand. Natural change was negative for both sexes while net migration turned positive. By age, 14,173 thousand people (11.4 percent) were under 15, 73,952 thousand (59.5 percent) were 15 to 64 and 36,227 thousand (29.1 percent) were 65 or over. Tokyo-to was the only prefecture to grow, holding 11.3 percent of the population; 46 prefectures shrank, Akita-ken fastest, and the share aged 65 and over rose in 44 prefectures.

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Current Population Estimates as of October 1, 2023

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Summary of the Results - Current Population Estimates as of October 1, 2023

Population for Japan

[Total Population]

- The total population was 124,352 thousand, a decrease of 595 thousand compared with the previous year. The rate of decrease was 0.48 percent. The total population decreased for the thirteenth year in a row.
- The male population was 60,492 thousand, a decrease of 265 thousand (0.44 percent), while the female population was 63,859 thousand, a decrease of 330 thousand (0.51 percent).
- The natural change of the male population was negative for the nineteenth year in a row, and that of the female population was negative for the fifteenth year in a row.
- The migration change of the Japanese population was positive for the first time in three years, and that of the foreign population was positive for the two years in a row.

[Population by Age Group]

- The population under 15 years old was 14,173 thousand (11.4 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 15 to 64 was 73,952 thousand (59.5 percent of the total population).
- The population aged 65 years old and over was 36,227 thousand (29.1 percent of the total population).

Population by Prefecture

[Population]

- The top five prefectures in population were Tokyo-to, Kanagawa-ken, Osaka-fu, Aichi-ken and Saitama-ken. These prefectures account for 37.7 percent of the total population.
- Tokyo-to had the largest population in 2023 (11.3 percent of the total population).

[Rates of Population Change]

- The population increased only in Tokyo-to.
- The population decreased in 46 prefectures. Akita-ken had the highest rate of decrease in population.

[Population by Age Group]

- The percentage of the population under 15 years old was the highest in Okinawa-ken and lowest in Akita-ken.
- The percentage of the population aged 15 to 64 was the highest in Tokyo-to and lowest in Akita-ken.
- The percentage of the population aged 65 years old and over was the highest in Akita-ken and lowest in Tokyo-to, and it increased in 44 prefectures.

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