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<GET_META_INDICATOR_INF>
  <RESULT>
    <STATUS>0</STATUS>
    <ERROR_MSG>Success.</ERROR_MSG>
    <DATE>Sun Apr 12 05:04:36 JST 2026</DATE>
  </RESULT>
  <PARAMETER>
    <LANG>EN</LANG>
    <SEARCH_INDICATOR_WORD>Total&amp;nbsp;population&amp;nbsp;(Both&amp;nbsp;sexes)</SEARCH_INDICATOR_WORD>
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      <CLASS_OBJ name="Total population (Both sexes)" code="0201010000000010000">
        <TERM_DETAILS>
          <TERM_DETAIL code="0201010001" name="Total population">"“Persons usually living” (defined in the census as those persons who had lived or were going to live for three months or more at their respective households at the census date).\nPopulation Estimates aim to estimate the population as of the first day of each month by using the Census population as the base (the Base Population) and obtaining population changes during the intercensal period from other data sources. \nAs to the data for countries other than Japan, refer to the source."</TERM_DETAIL>
        </TERM_DETAILS>
        <INDI_ANNOTATIONS cycle="3" regionalRank="4" isSeasonal="1">
          <INDI_ANNOTATION>Including nationality not reported and age not reported.</INDI_ANNOTATION>
        </INDI_ANNOTATIONS>
        <INDI_ANNOTATIONS cycle="3" regionalRank="3" isSeasonal="1">
          <INDI_ANNOTATION>Including nationality not reported and age not reported.</INDI_ANNOTATION>
        </INDI_ANNOTATIONS>
        <INDI_ANNOTATIONS cycle="3" regionalRank="1" isSeasonal="1">
          <INDI_ANNOTATION>Population estimates as of July 1 each year.</INDI_ANNOTATION>
          <INDI_ANNOTATION>Refer to ”World Population Prospects” as to notes for countries other than Japan.</INDI_ANNOTATION>
        </INDI_ANNOTATIONS>
        <CLASS name="Total population (Both sexes)" sname="Total population (Both sexes)" fromDate="19751000" toDate="99991200" statName="Population Census / Population Estimates" unit="person">
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          <RegionalRank code="2" name="Japan"/>
          <IsSeasonal code="1" name="Original Series"/>
        </CLASS>
        <CLASS name="Total population (Both sexes)" sname="Total population (Both sexes)" fromDate="1950CY00" toDate="9999CY00" statName="World Population Prospects" unit="person">
          <cycle code="3" name="Calendar Year"/>
          <RegionalRank code="1" name="Country"/>
          <IsSeasonal code="1" name="Original Series"/>
        </CLASS>
        <CLASS name="Total population (Both sexes)" sname="Total population (Both sexes)" fromDate="1920CY00" toDate="9999CY00" statName="Population Census / Population Estimates" unit="person">
          <cycle code="3" name="Calendar Year"/>
          <RegionalRank code="2" name="Japan"/>
          <IsSeasonal code="1" name="Original Series"/>
        </CLASS>
        <CLASS name="Total population (Both sexes)" sname="Total population (Both sexes)" fromDate="1975CY00" toDate="9999CY00" statName="Population Census / Population Estimates" unit="person">
          <cycle code="3" name="Calendar Year"/>
          <RegionalRank code="3" name="Prefecture"/>
          <IsSeasonal code="1" name="Original Series"/>
        </CLASS>
        <CLASS name="Total population (Both sexes)" sname="Total population (Both sexes)" fromDate="1980CY00" toDate="9999CY00" statName="Population Census" unit="person">
          <cycle code="3" name="Calendar Year"/>
          <RegionalRank code="4" name="Municipality"/>
          <IsSeasonal code="1" name="Original Series"/>
        </CLASS>
      </CLASS_OBJ>
    </CLASS_INF>
  </METADATA_INF>
</GET_META_INDICATOR_INF>
