Short facts about people of Japan

Population:

126,771,662 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  14.64% (male 9,510,296; female 9,043,074) 15-64 years:  67.83% (male 43,202,513; female 42,790,187) 65 years and over:  17.53% (male 9,351,340; female 12,874,252) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.17% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

10.04 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.73 male(s)/female total population:  0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

3.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  80.8 years male:  77.62 years female:  84.15 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.41 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.02% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

10,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

150 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Japanese (singular and plural) adjective:  Japanese

Ethnic groups:

Japanese 99.4%, Korean 0.6% (1999)

Religions:

observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)

Languages:

Japanese

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  99% (1970 est.) male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook