Demographics of Japan

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsShintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%

total adherents exceeds 100% because many people belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism (2005)

Ethnic groupsJapanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%

up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004)

Demographics

Intentional homicides0.30 per 100,000 people (2011)0.40 per 100,000 people (2010)0.40 per 100,000 people (2009)

Total Population127 Million (2014)127 Million (2013)127 Million (2012)

Population Growth-0.13 % (2014)-0.10 % (2013)-0.08 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.00 Square kilometer per capita

Population density336 capita per square kilometer (2014)337 capita per square kilometer (2013)337 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people588 per 1,000 people (2011)590 per 1,000 people (2010)590 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road222 per km of road (2011)223 per km of road (2010)224 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions115 per 100 people (2013)109 per 100 people (2012)102 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers28.8 per 100 people (2013)28.4 per 100 people (2012)27.4 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users86.3 per 100 people (2013)86.3 per 100 people (2012)79.1 per 100 people (2011)