Japan, year by year

Every index this site holds for Japan, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.853 in 1990 to 0.925 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 84 years2024at birthUp 2.1 years from 82 years in 2005
Internet users: 86%2024of people onlineUp 17 points from 69% in 2006
Urban population: 92%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 5 points from 87% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.152024births per womanDown 0.11 from 1.26 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 9%2021of energy usedUp 5 points from 4% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 22024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 3 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 7.8 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 2.2 t from 10 t in 2005
Forest area: 68%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.853	78.8	—	—	1.54	4.3	100	5	9.4	68.4	—	—
1991	0.857	79.0	0.0	77.5	1.53	4.5	100	5	9.4	68.4	—	—
1992	0.859	79.1	0.1	77.6	1.50	4.0	100	4	9.5	68.4	—	—
1993	0.865	79.3	0.4	77.8	1.46	4.2	100	4	9.4	68.4	—	—
1994	0.872	79.7	0.8	77.9	1.50	3.3	100	4	9.8	68.3	—	—
1995	0.874	79.5	1.6	78.0	1.42	3.7	100	4	9.8	68.3	—	—
1996	0.880	80.2	4.4	78.1	1.43	3.6	100	4	9.9	68.3	—	—
1997	0.883	80.4	9.2	78.2	1.39	3.8	100	4	9.8	68.3	—	—
1998	0.884	80.5	13.4	78.3	1.38	3.8	100	4	9.4	68.3	—	—
1999	0.885	80.5	21.4	78.5	1.34	3.7	100	3	9.7	68.3	—	—
2000	0.889	81.1	30.0	78.6	1.36	3.7	100	3	9.8	68.3	—	—
2001	0.892	81.4	38.5	79.2	1.33	3.5	100	3	9.7	68.3	—	—
2002	0.894	81.7	46.6	80.5	1.32	3.7	100	3	9.9	68.3	—	—
2003	0.896	81.8	48.4	82.4	1.29	4.2	100	3	10.0	68.3	—	—
2004	0.899	82.0	62.4	84.4	1.29	4.3	100	3	9.9	68.3	—	—
2005	0.900	82.0	66.9	86.0	1.26	4.0	100	3	10.0	68.4	—	—
2006	0.903	82.3	68.7	87.2	1.32	4.4	100	3	9.8	68.4	36354	33971
2007	0.905	82.5	74.3	88.3	1.34	4.3	100	3	10.1	68.4	36130	35359
2008	0.905	82.6	75.4	89.3	1.37	4.4	100	3	9.5	68.4	40294	35643
2009	0.905	82.9	78.0	90.1	1.37	4.5	100	3	9.0	68.5	41678	33843
2010	0.907	82.8	78.2	90.6	1.39	4.7	100	2	9.5	68.5	45378	35658
2011	0.906	82.6	79.0	90.9	1.39	4.8	100	2	9.9	68.5	49122	36483
2012	0.909	83.1	79.5	91.0	1.41	4.7	100	2	10.3	68.5	49627	37974
2013	0.912	83.3	88.2	91.2	1.43	5.0	100	2	10.4	68.5	41369	39855
2014	0.914	83.6	89.1	91.3	1.42	5.6	100	2	10.0	68.5	39173	40272
2015	0.917	83.8	91.1	91.3	1.45	6.2	100	2	9.7	68.4	35665	41722
2016	0.918	84.0	93.2	91.5	1.44	6.4	100	2	9.7	68.4	40215	41463
2017	0.920	84.1	91.7	91.5	1.43	6.9	100	2	9.6	68.4	39680	42347
2018	0.921	84.2	88.8	91.6	1.42	7.3	100	2	9.2	68.4	40645	43090
2019	0.922	84.4	92.7	91.7	1.36	7.8	100	2	8.9	68.4	41425	43744
2020	0.922	84.6	90.2	91.8	1.33	8.5	100	2	8.4	68.4	41099	43560
2021	0.922	84.5	82.9	91.9	1.30	8.8	100	2	8.6	68.4	41581	45999
2022	0.921	84.0	84.9	92.0	1.26	—	100	2	8.4	68.4	35548	49246
2023	0.925	84.0	85.0	92.1	1.20	—	100	2	8.1	68.4	35215	52726
2024	—	84.0	85.5	92.2	1.15	—	100	2	7.8	—	33797	54156
2025	—	—	—	92.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	35951	55422
On the profile	0.925	84.0	85.5	92.3	1.15	8.8	—	—	7.8	68.4	35951	55422

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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