Japan Population
- Population: 126,549,976 (<1 % of which is christian)
- Density: 336 per sq. km
- 99% Japanese [the other 1% are mostly Korean]
- Nearly 80% live in cities
- Only 13% of the land can be built upon, so real density is much greater. In and around Tokyo, the capital, live about 30 million people.
Religious Demographics of Japan (based on Operation Japan figures)
- Shinto 109 million
- Buddhist 96 million
- Christian 1.5 million
- Other 10.5 million
Did You Know…
FIRST:
Did you know Japan is the 2nd largest unreached people group in the world – with over 126 million unbelievers? Only 1.2% of the populations is considered to be christian and only 0.3% of that population identifies themselves as evangelical christians.
To get a brief snapshot of Japan, check out this page.
To see the full list of unreached people groups, see this list.
SECOND:
Did you Japan is part of the 10/40 window?
If you do not know what the 10/40 window is, below is a brief snapshot taken from The Joshua Project.
Go here to read more about the 10/40 window.
The 10/40 Window: The Least Evangelized Countries
The 10/40 Window is home to the majority of the world’s unevangelized countries. The “unevangelized” are people who have a minimal knowledge of the gospel, but have no valid opportunity to respond to it. While it constitutes only one-third of earth’s total land area, nearly two-thirds of the world’s people reside in the 10/40 Window.
The 10/40 Window: The Unreached Peoples and Cities
An estimated 2.91 billion individuals live in approximately 5,924 unreached people groups are in the 10/40 Window. The 10/40 Window also contains the largest unreached peoples over one million. In addition, the 10/40 Window contains the overwhelming majority of the world’s least evangelized megacities — that is those with a population of more than one million. The top 50 least evangelized megacities are all in the 10/40 Window! That fact alone underscores the need for prioritizing 10/40 Window Great Commission efforts.
The 10/40 Window: The Dominance of Three Religious Blocs
The 10/40 Window contains four of the world’s dominant religious blocs. The majority of the followers of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism as well as the Non-Religious block live within the 10/40 Window. On the left side or western part of the 10/40 Window, the Muslim world can be seen most prominently in a wide band across the north of Africa into the Middle East. South Asia, in the middle of the 10/40 Window, is the heart of Hinduism with its 330 million gods. Buddhism influences the right side or eastern part of the 10/40 Window. Buddhism is the primary religion in Southeast Asia and although officially an atheistic country since the Marxist revolution of the late 1940s, China is nevertheless deeply influenced by its Buddhist roots.
THIRD:
Did you know Japan is also part of the 50/50 Porthole?
The 50/50 porthole is an area of the 10/40 window where over 53% of the world’s population lives, of which only 91% know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
For more information on the 50/50 porthole and what OMF is doing there, check out this Prezi presentation from the Philippines.
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