Japan Sees Largest Population Drop on Record
Japan's Internal Affairs Ministry confirmed the figure as of Oct. 1, 2025, representing a 2.5% contraction from the 2020 census and marking the third straight five-year decline since the country first registered a population drop in 2015. National headcounts have been conducted every five years since 1920.
Of Japan's 47 provinces, only Tokyo and Okinawa bucked the trend — posting modest population gains, though at a slower pace than before. The remaining 45 provinces all recorded losses, with Hokkaido bearing the heaviest burden of decline.
Despite fewer residents, the number of households paradoxically surged to a record 57.1 million. Average occupancy per home dropped from 2.26 to 2.15 persons — a shift authorities attribute to a rapidly expanding demographic of elderly individuals living alone.
Final census figures are expected from the ministry by September.
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