Vital Statistics Monthly Report: January 2026
Overview
The report covers all births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and stillbirths reported in the vital statistics survey, and tabulates events involving Japanese people that occurred in Japan. The annual report's final figures are produced by making minor revisions to the approximate figures. The page provides statistical tables, trends over the past year, counts excluded from the report, and other materials.
Key points
- The report covers all births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and stillbirths.
- The report covers events involving Japanese people that occurred in Japan.
- The annual report presents final figures after revisions to the approximate figures.
Overview
The vital statistics survey covers all births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and stillbirths reported under the Family Registration Act and the Regulations on Stillbirth Notifications. This report tabulates events involving Japanese people that occurred in Japan, applying these criteria to the full set of reported events. The report does not state that events occurring abroad or events involving people who are not Japanese are included in its coverage.
The annual Vital Statistics Report (Final Figures) is produced by making minor revisions to this Vital Statistics Monthly Report (Approximate Figures). The relationship between the monthly approximate figures and the annual final figures is described as making revisions to the monthly figures to produce the final figures.
Details
As the results summary for the Vital Statistics Monthly Report (Approximate Figures) for January 2026, the page provides links to print-ready materials for the main statistical tables, all statistical tables, the survey overview, trends over the past year including the current month, and counts excluded from this report. The print-ready materials include Tables 1–4 and the population used to calculate rates. All statistical tables and the population used for calculations are available on e-Stat, the government statistics portal. The e-Stat materials also include archived tables.
Reference materials are provided for trends over the past year and counts excluded from this report. Links are also provided to the survey overview and the list of statistical tables; the list links to an e-Stat page. The contact is the Monthly Report Coordination Unit of the Population Dynamics, Health and Social Statistics Office, attached to the Director-General for Policy Planning. The listed telephone number is the main line, 03-5253-1111, extensions 7475 and 7476.