# Japan Total population, 1st of month (e-Stat 人口推計, 令和2年国勢調査基準)

Japan Total population, 1st of month (e-Stat 人口推計, 令和2年国勢調査基準) was down 0.4% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 12,269 万人.
Over the past available history it has ranged from −0.6% (Mar 2023) to −0.2% (Aug 2023), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat)
- Makrognosis code: `JP.POP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 万人
- Coverage: 2021-12-01 to 2026-10-01 (59 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/total-population-1st-of-month-e-stat-2

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 12,269 万人 | −0.4 |
| September 2026 | 12,265 万人 | −0.4 |
| August 2026 | 12,268 万人 | −0.5 |
| July 2026 | 12,293 万人 | −0.3 |
| June 2026 | 12,285 万人 | −0.4 |
| May 2026 | 12,281 万人 | −0.4 |
| April 2026 | 12,286 万人 | −0.4 |
| March 2026 | 12,285 万人 | −0.5 |
| February 2026 | 12,286 万人 | −0.6 |
| January 2026 | 12,295 万人 | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 12,316 万人 | −0.5 |
| November 2025 | 12,319 万人 | −0.5 |
| October 2025 | 12,321 万人 | −0.5 |
| September 2025 | 12,317 万人 | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 12,330 万人 | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 12,330 万人 | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 12,336 万人 | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 12,334 万人 | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 12,340 万人 | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 12,344 万人 | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 12,354 万人 | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 12,359 万人 | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 12,374 万人 | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 12,379 万人 | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.POP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.POP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```