Japan: People

The World Factbook 1993: Japan People

Population: 124,711,551 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.32% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 10.31 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 7.17 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.18 years male: 76.35 years female: 82.15 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.54 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese

Ethnic divisions: Japanese 99.4%, other 0.6% (mostly Korean)

Religions: Shinto 95.8%, Buddhist 76.3%, Christian 1.4%, other 12%

note: most Japanese observe both Shinto and Buddhist rites so the percentages add to more than 100%

Languages: Japanese

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

Labor force: 63.33 million

by occupation: trade and services 54%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 33%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 7%, government 3% (1988)