STATISTICS

JapanRegion Eastern AsiaCurrency Yen (JPY)Surface area (square kilometres) 377 930 aPopulation in 2012 (estimated, 000) 127 250Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 336.7Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Tokyo (37 217)United Nations membership date 18 December 1956Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 4 571 867 5 495 387 5 960 180GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 1.3 4.7 2.0GDP per capita (current US$) 36 005.0 43 150.9 46 838.5GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 36 844.5 44 311.5 48 324.3Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 22.3 20.0 21.2Exchange rates (national currency per US$) b 117.97 81.45 86.55Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 165 783 203 916 60 859CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 98 c 97 97Industrial production index (2005=100) 100 94 92Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 101 100 102Food production index (2004-2006=100) 101 100 102Unemployment (% of labour force) 4.4 5.1 4.3Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) de 27.9 25.3 ...Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) de 4.4 3.7 ...Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 48.4 49.4 48.1Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 73.3 71.6 70.4Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) fg 6 728 8 611 8 358Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) h 38 138 37 725 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 76.3 i 97.4 jk 109.4 jIndividuals using the Internet (%) l 66.9 78.2 79.1Total trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)Exports 798 567.6 China 18.1 China 21.3Imports 885 843.3 United States 17.8 United States 8.8Balance –87 275.7 Republic of Korea 7.7 Australia 6.4Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –0.1Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.6Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –7.6Urban population (%) 2013 92.5Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 13.1Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 35.0/29.5Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 94.8Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 86.9/80.0Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 2.2Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 1.4Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) m 2006-2012 54.3 nInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) o mid-2013 2 437.2/1.9Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 9 300 pEducation: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 3.8Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 102.2/102.1Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 46.0Intentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) 2008-2010