National agencies (central ministries, etc.)

Last Updated January 19, 2024

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

General contact point for government statistics

List of Government Statistics (External Site): Public statistics on population and households
Prefectural governments, municipalities (external site): Regional statistical data showing the actual situation of people's lives, including population, household, natural environment, economic base, administrative base, education, labor, residence, health and medical care, welfare and social security.

Demographics (outside site): Japan's total population as of the 1st of every month based on the census population.
Basic Resident Register Population Migration Report (outside site): Demographic migration in Japan

A system that processes major statistical data into graphs, etc. and displays a list

Statistical dashboard

Policy Supervisor (in charge of statistical standards) (outside site)
Statistical Committee (outside site)
Statistical system (outside site): Planning and drafting of statistical methods and statistical systems
Statistical Standards and Statistics Classification (outside site): Japan Standard Industrial Classification, Statistical Standards for Economic Indicators, Standard Regional Code
Statistics on map (statistics GIS) (outside site)
Population, demographics and number of households based on Basic Resident Register (outside site): Population and number of households as of January 1 of each year, and population migration for the previous year
Information and Communications Statistics Database (external site): Data related to information and communications (Internet, broadcasting, personal and household computerization)
Pollution Coordination Committee (outside site): Pollution Complaints Survey Results
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (outside site): Fire occurrence status

Statistical information (outside site): Survey on Private Salary Salary Salaries, Survey of Public Employees, etc.

Economic and Social Research Institute (External Site): National Accounts (GDP Statistics), Economic Trends Index
Monthly economic report-related materials (outside site)
Fair Trade Commission (External Site): Production and Shipping Concentration Survey
National Police Agency (outside site): Crime statistics, traffic accident occurrence situation
Financial Services Agency (external site): Money Lending Business Documents
Consumer Affairs Agency (outside site): Survey on the current situation of local consumer administration

Statistics of the Ministry of Justice (outside site): Litigation cases, registration, prosecution, correction, protection, deposit, human rights violations
family register Statistics (outside site): Population of permanent domicile by jurisdiction of Legal Affairs Bureau and Local Legal Affairs Bureau

Immigration Control Statistics (outside site): Number of immigrants by port, number of foreign entrants by nationality and region
Foreign Residents' Statistics (formerly registered foreign statistics) (external site): Population of foreigners residing in Japan

Statistics (outside site): Number of Japanese nationals residing overseas, passport statistics, visa issuance statistics
Key economic indicators (external site): GDP and economic outlook for each country

Statistics (outside site): Financial Statistics, Tax Revenues, Trade Statistics, Balance, Corporate Income
National Tax Agency (outside site): Tax statistics and private salary statistics survey

Statistical information (outside site): Statistical survey on school education, social education, educational expenses, physical education and sports, science and technology
Agency for Cultural Affairs (outside site): Surveys on Culture and Languages, Religious Statistics

Various statistical surveys (outside site): List of Health and Labor Statistics
Demographic survey (outside site): Surveys on births, deaths, stillbirths, marriage, divorce, etc. that occurred in Japan
Special report on demographic statistics (outside site): Statistics not included in ordinary demographic reports
Life Table (outside site): Average life expectancy
Central Labor Committee (external site): Comprehensive Survey of Wage Conditions

Estimated population and number of households (outside site): Future population projections by Japan and region (prefectures, municipalities)
Demographic Data Book (2021 Edition) (External Site)

Statistical information (outside site): Agriculture, forestry and fisheries basic data, statistics on food supply and demand, food industry, etc.
Forestry Agency (outside site): Statistics on Forests and Forestry
Fisheries Agency (outside site): Fisheries Statistics

Statistics (outside site): Index, mining, industrial, commercial, service, firms, input-output tables, economic structure statistics
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (outside site): Supply and demand, energy consumption, petroleum and LP gas, coal and mineral resources, electricity, gas
Patent Office (outside site): Number of patent applications
Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (outside site): Small and Medium Enterprise Business Survey, Bankruptcies

Statistical information (outside site): Transportation, land-related, construction economy, architecture and housing
Japan Tourism Agency (outside site): Number of people entering and leaving Japan, statistics on accommodation travel statistics, and survey on consumption of foreign visitors to Japan
Japan Meteorological Agency (outside site): Meteorological observation data
Japan Coast Guard (outside site): Annual maritime security statistics, current status and countermeasures, and marine pollution