Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in Japan
Japan: Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) was 465 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
465
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
465
in 2022
All-time low
462
in 2023
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Current number of seats in national parliaments in Japan, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Japan recorded 465 for current number of seats in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
That places Japan 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
Current number of seats in national parliaments (number) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 464 | — |
| 2022 | 465 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 462 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 464 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 465 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 465 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 465 is above the median for high income countries, which is 132, 3.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 465 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 111, 4.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Japan
More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current number of seats in national parliaments in Japan?
- Current number of seats in national parliaments in Japan was 465 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 465 in 2022.
- What is the lowest current number of seats in national parliaments recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 462 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for current number of seats in national parliaments?
- Japan ranks 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2026.
- Is current number of seats in national parliaments rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current number of seats in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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