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総人口２．５％減、１億２２９７万人 外国人３８４万人で過去最多―２５年国勢調査
総務省、東京都千代田区総務省が２９日発表した２０２５年１０月実施の国勢調査の確定値によると、外国人を含む日本の総人口は１億２２９７万２５２８人と、２０年の前回調査に比べ３１７万３５７１人減少した。 Japan's total population, including foreign residents, was 122,972,528 as of Oct. 1, 2025, shrinking by 3,173,571, or 2.5 pct, from five years earlier, census data released by the internal affairs ministry showed Tuesday.
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