As of 2017, Japan was the world's eleventh-most populous country. The total population had declined by 0.8 percent from the time of the census five years previously, the first time it had declined since the 1945 … See more

The Japanese society of Yamato people is linguistically homogeneous with small populations of Koreans (0.9 million), Chinese/Taiwanese (0.65 million), Filipino (306,000 some being Japanese Filipino; children of Japanese and Filipino parentage). This … See more

Lifestyle
Japanese people enjoy a high standard of living, and nearly 90% of the population consider themselves part of the middle class. … See more

Population Projection
• Population pyramids of Japan 2065 (middle-birth, middle-death scenario case)
• Japan demographic transition 1888–2019 See more

Internal migration
Between 6 million and 7 million people moved their residences each year during the 1980s. About 50% of these moves were within the same … See more

Japanese citizenship is conferred jure sanguinis, and monolingual Japanese-speaking minorities often reside in Japan for generations under permanent residency status … See more

Naturalized Japanese citizens and native-born Japanese nationals with a multi-ethnic background are all considered to be Japanese in the … See more