NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title 平成17年国勢調査 Provider National Statistics Center (Japan)Tabulations only Geography Japan (JPN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 10/2005 - 10/2005 Data type Census: De jureHouseholdIndividual Summary The Japan Population Census 2005 covered topics of employment, household size, and housing conditions. As of October 1, 2005, the total population of Japan was 127,767,994. Large-scale censuses are conducted every ten years in Japan, and simplified censuses (like the 2005 census) occur every 5 years after a large-scale census. Keywords Employment, Family composition, Family size, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Marital status, Population, Population density, School enrollment Citation Contributors Statistics Bureau (Japan) Suggested citation Statistics Bureau (Japan). Japan Population Census 2005. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022