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Japan

Japan · 日本

Capital
Tokyo
Population
123.4 million 2025
Area
377,930 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of JapanJAPANTokyoCHINAMONGOLIARUSSIANORTH KOREASOUTH KOREATAIWANHONG KONGNorthPacific OceanPhilippine SeaSea of Japan0500 km
Japan hatched, Tokyo marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 34.9°N 134.8°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Japan is an island country in Eastern Asia, with no land border. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Tokyo is Seoul, in South Korea, 1,156 km away. With 377,930 km², it is about the size of Zimbabwe and Germany and ranks 61st of 195 by area.

The World Bank counts 123.4 million people in 2025: 12th of 194 worldwide and 6th of 47 in Asia. On average, 326 people live on each km². 92.3% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. The population shrank by 0.49% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$35,951 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 34th of 191 and 6th of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 84.0 years in 2024, the 8th-highest of the 194. The fertility rate was 1.15 births per woman in 2024. Forest covers 68.3% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 2,362 km, between 24.3°N and 45.5°N. Tokyo's antipode is in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1,100 km from Brazil, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population123,366,7342025, World Bank12th of 1946th of 47
Area377,930 km²world-countries61st of 19517th of 47
GDPUS$4.44 trillion2025, World Bank, current US$4th of 1912nd of 46
GDP per capitaUS$35,9512025, World Bank, current US$34th of 1916th of 46
Population density326 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries26th of 19412th of 47
Life expectancy84.0 years2024, World Bank8th of 1942nd of 47
Urban population92.3%2025, World Bank15th of 1946th of 47
Forest area68.3% of land2024, World Bank19th of 1944th of 47
Population growth-0.49% a year2025, World Bank180th of 19445th of 47
Internet users85.5%2024, World Bank77th of 18822nd of 45
Fertility rate1.15 births per woman2024, World Bank184th of 19444th of 47
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19542nd of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaZimbabwe, Germany and Paraguay

Closest in populationEgypt, Philippines and Mexico

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Tokyo
35.69°N 139.75°E
Northernmost latitude
45.51°N
Southernmost latitude
24.27°N
Westernmost longitude
123.68°E
Easternmost longitude
145.83°E
North to south
about 2,362 km
Antipode of Tokyo
35.69°S 40.25°W
in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1,100 km from the nearest land (Brazil)