Deaths in Japan

Deaths in Japan was 1.52 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.6% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count1,524,430 Estimated

Change on 2022-5.6%

Rank8th of 236Countries ranked

Series high1,615,3012022

Series low694,6241966

Deaths in Japan, 1950 to 2023

count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.

All 74 values

Period	count
2023	1,524,430 Estimated
2022	1,615,301 Estimated
2021	1,485,405 Estimated
2020	1,423,305 Estimated
2019	1,432,117 Estimated
2018	1,410,420 Estimated
2017	1,383,637 Estimated
2016	1,349,573 Estimated
2015	1,328,705 Estimated
2014	1,313,099 Estimated
2013	1,307,461 Estimated
2012	1,296,803 Estimated
2011	1,292,912 Estimated
2010	1,235,559 Estimated
2009	1,181,432 Estimated
2008	1,182,482 Estimated
2007	1,149,568 Estimated
2006	1,127,232 Estimated
2005	1,122,516 Estimated
2004	1,063,956 Estimated
2003	1,049,519 Estimated
2002	1,014,401 Estimated
2001	1,001,548 Estimated
2000	994,661 Estimated
1999	1,013,753 Estimated
1998	965,266 Estimated
1997	940,471 Estimated
1996	922,293 Estimated
1995	948,966 Estimated
1994	898,494 Estimated
1993	896,679 Estimated
1992	868,979 Estimated
1991	835,548 Estimated
1990	830,980 Estimated
1989	799,919 Estimated
1988	808,081 Estimated
1987	768,488 Estimated
1986	771,561 Estimated
1985	773,776 Estimated
1984	762,223 Estimated
1983	761,562 Estimated
1982	731,848 Estimated
1981	739,700 Estimated
1980	741,742 Estimated
1979	707,279 Estimated
1978	714,346 Estimated
1977	708,673 Estimated
1976	722,728 Estimated
1975	723,562 Estimated
1974	733,957 Estimated
1973	734,722 Estimated
1972	714,646 Estimated
1971	714,460 Estimated
1970	743,914 Estimated
1969	722,391 Estimated
1968	715,319 Estimated
1967	705,250 Estimated
1966	694,624 Estimated
1965	730,439 Estimated
1964	701,742 Estimated
1963	699,874 Estimated
1962	742,514 Estimated
1961	728,638 Estimated
1960	740,747 Estimated
1959	722,131 Estimated
1958	717,985 Estimated
1957	787,381 Estimated
1956	758,727 Estimated
1955	726,268 Estimated
1954	755,569 Estimated
1953	809,778 Estimated
1952	800,987 Estimated
1951	874,894 Estimated
1950	943,057 Estimated

Japan compared with nearby places

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Deaths, 2023, count. Japan is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by deaths 236 places
EU countries by deaths 27 places

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Japan, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Japan, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/japan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Japan, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/japan.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Japan, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/japan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Japan, 1950 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/japan. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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1.62 million in 2022, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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