National agencies (central ministries and agencies, etc.)

Last Updated January 19, 2024

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

General contact for government statistics

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

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

Systems that process major statistical data into graphs, etc.

Statistical dashboard

Policy Supervisor (in charge of statistical standards) (outside site)
Statistics Committee (outside site)
Statistical system (outside site): Planning and drafting of statistical methods and statistical systems
Statistical standards and statistical classification (outside site): Japan Standard Industrial Classification, Statistical Standards for Economic Indicators, Standard Regional Code
Statistics (statistics GIS) (outside site) seen on map
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, population migration over the previous year
Information and Communications Statistics Database (External Site): Data on information and communication (Internet, broadcasting, computerization of individuals and households)
Pollution Coordination Committee (outside site): Results of Pollution Complaint Investigation
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (outside site): Fire occurrence status

Statistical information (outside site): Survey of private salary by job type, survey of national government employee salary, etc.

Economic and Social Research Institute (external site): National Accounts (GDP statistics), Economic Trend 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 data, traffic accident occurrence situation
Financial Services Agency (external site): Money Lending Business Documents
Consumer Affairs Agency (outside site): Survey 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): permanent domicile population by jurisdiction of the Legal Affairs Bureau and the Local Legal Affairs Bureau, population based on Basic Resident Register

Immigration Control Statistics (External Site): Number of immigrants by port, number of foreign immigrants by nationality / region
Foreign Resident Statistics (formerly Registered Foreign National Statistics) (External Site): Population of Foreign Residents in Japan

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

Statistics (outside site): Financial statistics, tax revenues, trade statistics, balance of payments, corporate statistics
NTA (outside site): Tax statistics, private salary statistics survey

Statistical information (outside site): Statistical survey on school education, social education, education expenses, physical education and sports, science and technology
Agency for Cultural Affairs (outside site): Survey on culture and national language, statistics on religion

Various statistical surveys (outside sites): List of Health, Labor and Welfare Statistics
Demographic survey (outside site): Survey of births, deaths, stillbirths, marriages, divorces, etc. that occurred in Japan
Special Report on Population Statistics (Outside Site): Statistics not included in ordinary demographic reports
Life Table (outside site): Average life expectancy
Central Labor Commission (outside site): Comprehensive Survey on Wage Conditions

Future estimated population and number of households (outside site): Future population projections by Japan and region (prefectures, municipalities)
Collection of demographic data (2021 version) (outside site)

Statistical information (outside site): Basic data on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 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, Enterprise, Input-Output Table, Economic Structural Statistics
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (external site): Supply and demand, energy consumption, oil and LP gas, coal and mineral resources, electricity and gas
Patent Office (outside site): Number of patent applications
Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (outside site): Survey of SME Business Conditions, Bankruptcy

Statistical information (outside site): Transportation, Land, Construction Economics, Construction and Housing-related Statistics
Japan Tourism Agency (outside site): Number of Immigration, Accommodation Travel Statistics, Survey on Consumption Trends of Foreign Visitors to Japan
Japan Meteorological Agency (outside site): Weather observation data
Japan Coast Guard (outside site): Japan Coast Guard Statistics Annual Report, Current Situation of Marine Accidents and Countermeasures, Current Situation of Marine Pollution