| 年 | 総人口 |
|---|---|
| 2011 (平23) | 127,799,000 |
| 2010 (平22) | 128,057,000 |
| 2009 (平21) | 128,032,000 |
| 2008 (平20) | 128,084,000 |
| 2007 (平19) | 128,033,000 |
| 2006 (平18) | 127,901,000 |
| 2005 (平17) | 127,768,000 |
| 2004 (平16) | 127,787,000 |
| 2003 (平15) | 127,694,000 |
| 2002 (平14) | 127,486,000 |
| 2001 (平13) | 127,316,000 |
| 2000 (平12) | 126,926,000 |
| 1999 (平11) | 126,667,000 |
| 1998 (平10) | 126,472,000 |
| 1997 (平9) | 126,157,000 |
| 1996 (平8) | 125,859,000 |
| 1995 (平7) | 125,570,000 |
| 1994 (平6) | 125,265,000 |
| 1993 (平5) | 124,938,000 |
| 1992 (平4) | 124,567,000 |
| 1991 (平3) | 124,101,000 |
| 1990 (平2) | 123,611,000 |
| 1989 (平1) | 123,205,000 |
| 1988 (昭63) | 122,745,000 |
| 1987 (昭62) | 122,239,000 |
| 1986 (昭61) | 121,660,000 |
| 1985 (昭60) | 121,049,000 |
| 1984 (昭59) | 120,305,000 |
| 1983 (昭58) | 119,536,000 |
| 1982 (昭57) | 118,728,000 |
| 1981 (昭56) | 117,902,000 |
| 1980 (昭55) | 117,060,000 |
| 1979 (昭54) | 116,155,000 |
| 1978 (昭53) | 115,190,000 |
| 1977 (昭52) | 114,165,000 |
| 1976 (昭51) | 113,094,000 |
| 1975 (昭50) | 111,940,000 |
| 1974 (昭49) | 110,573,000 |
| 1973 (昭48) | 109,104,000 |
| 年 | 総人口 |
| 1972 (昭47) | 107,595,000 |
| 1971 (昭46) | 106,100,000 |
| 1970 (昭45) | 103,720,000 |
| 1969 (昭44) | 102,536,000 |
| 1968 (昭43) | 101,331,000 |
| 1967 (昭42) | 100,196,000 |
| 1966 (昭41) | 99,036,000 |
| 1965 (昭40) | 98,275,000 |
| 1964 (昭39) | 97,182,000 |
| 1963 (昭38) | 96,156,000 |
| 1962 (昭37) | 95,181,000 |
| 1961 (昭36) | 94,287,000 |
| 1960 (昭35) | 93,419,000 |
| 1959 (昭34) | 92,641,000 |
| 1958 (昭33) | 91,767,000 |
| 1957 (昭32) | 90,928,000 |
| 1956 (昭31) | 90,172,000 |
| 1955 (昭30) | 89,276,000 |
| 1954 (昭29) | 88,239,000 |
| 1953 (昭28) | 86,981,000 |
| 1952 (昭27) | 85,808,000 |
| 1951 (昭26) | 84,541,000 |
| 1950 (昭25) | 83,200,000 |
| 1949 (昭24) | 81,773,000 |
| 1948 (昭23) | 80,002,000 |
| 1947 (昭22) | 78,101,000 |
| 1946 (昭21) | 75,750,000 |
| 1945 (昭20) | 72,147,000 |
| 1944 (昭19) | 74,433,000 |
| 1943 (昭18) | 73,903,000 |
| 1942 (昭17) | 72,880,000 |
| 1941 (昭16) | 72,218,000 |
| 1940 (昭15) | 71,933,000 |
| 1939 (昭14) | 71,380,000 |
| 1938 (昭13) | 71,013,000 |
| 1937 (昭12) | 70,630,000 |
| 1936 (昭11) | 70,114,000 |
| 1935 (昭10) | 69,254,000 |
| 1934 (昭9) | 68,309,000 |
| 1933 (昭8) | 67,432,000 |
| 年 | 総人口 |
| 1932 (昭7) | 66,434,000 |
| 1931 (昭6) | 65,457,000 |
| 1930 (昭5) | 64,450,000 |
| 1929 (昭4) | 63,461,000 |
| 1928 (昭3) | 62,595,000 |
| 1927 (昭2) | 61,659,000 |
| 1926 (昭1) | 60,741,000 |
| 1925 (大14) | 59,737,000 |
| 1924 (大13) | 58,876,000 |
| 1923 (大12) | 58,119,000 |
| 1922 (大11) | 57,390,000 |
| 1921 (大10) | 56,666,000 |
| 1920 (大9) | 55,963,000 |
| 1919 (大8) | 55,033,000 |
| 1918 (大7) | 54,739,000 |
| 1917 (大6) | 54,134,000 |
| 1916 (大5) | 53,496,000 |
| 1915 (大4) | 52,752,000 |
| 1914 (大3) | 52,039,000 |
| 1913 (大2) | 51,305,000 |
| 1912 (大1) | 50,577,000 |
| 1911 (明43) | 49,852,000 |
| 1910 (明42) | 49,184,000 |
| 1909 (明41) | 48,554,000 |
| 1908 (明40) | 47,965,000 |
| 1907 (明39) | 47,416,000 |
| 1906 (明38) | 47,038,000 |
| 1905 (明37) | 46,620,000 |
| 1904 (明36) | 46,135,000 |
| 1903 (明35) | 45,546,000 |
| 1902 (明34) | 44,964,000 |
| 1901 (明33) | 44,359,000 |
| 1900 (明32) | 43,847,000 |
| 1899 (明31) | 43,404,000 |
| 1898 (明30) | 42,886,000 |
| 1897 (明29) | 42,400,000 |
| 1896 (明28) | 41,992,000 |
| 1895 (明27) | 41,557,000 |
| 1894 (明26) | 41,142,000 |
| 1893 (明25) | 40,860,000 |
| 年 | 総人口 |
| 1892 (明24) | 40,508,000 |
| 1891 (明23) | 40,251,000 |
| 1890 (明22) | 39,902,000 |
| 1889 (明21) | 39,473,000 |
| 1888 (明20) | 39,029,000 |
| 1887 (明19) | 38,703,000 |
| 1886 (明18) | 38,541,000 |
| 1885 (明17) | 38,313,000 |
| 1884 (明16) | 37,962,000 |
| 1883 (明15) | 37,569,000 |
| 1882 (明14) | 37,259,000 |
| 1881 (明13) | 36,965,000 |
| 1880 (明12) | 36,649,000 |
| 1879 (明11) | 36,464,000 |
| 1878 (明10) | 36,166,000 |
| 1877 (明9) | 35,870,000 |
| 1876 (明8) | 35,555,000 |
| 1875 (明7) | 35,316,000 |
| 1874 (明6) | 35,154,000 |
| 1873 (明5) | 34,985,000 |
| 1872 (明4) | 34,806,000 |
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