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Population of Japan

Total population in Japan

: About 127million 619,000 persons

62million 304,000	Male
65million 315,000	female
17million 905,000	0yrs old - 14 yrs old
85million 404,000	15yrs old - 64 yrs old
24million 311,000	at least 65 years old
1million 915,000	Resistered foreign persons* (See the population of foreigner)
Based on the Census population of Oct.2003 by Statistics Bureau * Ministry of Justice, Jun.2004

Population in Tokyo metropolis

12million 369,000 persons in Tokyo

Approximately 10 % of the Japan's total population, the largest population of any of the 47 prefectures.

Population density :5,655 persons/km² in total of Tokyo (Oct.2003)

the 23 words - 13,500 persons/km² (Sep.2004)
Tokyo is the most densely populated prefecture in Japan.

Foreign residents : 342,437 persons (2003)

17.9% of the total population of Tokyo (Ministry of Justice, 2003)

(Statistics Bureau)

Population in Yokohama city

3million 5554,422 persons(Sep.2004)

Approximately 2.7 % of the Japan's population.

Population density :8,171 persons/km² (Sep.2004)

Foreign residents : 65,904 persons(Dec.2003)

(Statistics & Analysis Division, General Affairs Bureau, City of Yokohama, Sep.2004)

Aging Society

24.84 million persons at least 65 years old estimated

Life expectancy: male 78.32 female 85.23 (2002)

That means those elderly persons at least 65 yrs old is about 19.5% of the Japan's total population, one out of 5 persons in total population of Japan.

(Based on the Census population of 2000 by Statistics Bureau, United Nations CWorld Population Prospects CThe 2002 Revision CVolume I : )

[Proportion of elderly at least 65 years old by country (2000)]

Population of foreign residents in Japan

The number of resistered foreign persons has been growing, has accounted for over 1.5% of the total population in Japan in 2003.

Total population of foreign residents is about 1 million 815,000 persons

1million 371,171	: Asia
334,602	: South America
63,201	: North America
55,288	: Europe
15,898	: Oceania
9,694	: Africa
Based on the Census population (2000)Statistics Bureau,

Proportion of the population
by world regions

TOKYO has the heighest population of resistered foreigners.

Tokyo	: 342,437 (17.9%)
Osaka	: 211,491(11.0%)
Aichi	: 167,270(8.7%)
Kanagawa	: 144,409(7.5%)
Hyogo	: 101,853(5.3%)
(%):propotion of the total population of foreigners in Japan
Ministry of Justice, 2003

Census population(2000), Statistics Bureau