Japanese symbol for “demographics”

人口統計

じんこうとうけい

Romaji: jinkoutoukei

population statistics; demographics

In Japanese, demographics is 人口統計, read じんこうとうけい (jinkoutoukei).

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Meanings

n population statistics; demographics

Kanji and stroke order

人

person

on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と

2 strokes · JLPT 4

口

mouth

on: コウ、ク
kun: くち

3 strokes · JLPT 4

統

overall, relationship, ruling

on: トウ
kun: す.べる

12 strokes · JLPT 1

計

plot, plan, scheme

on: ケイ
kun: はか.る、はか.らう

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
人間	にんげん ningen	human being; human; person
個人	こじん kojin	individual; private person; personal
人気	にんき ninki	popularity; public favor
人生	じんせい jinsei	(one's) life
人々	ひとびと hitobito	people; men and women
大人	おとな otona	adult; grown-up
人口	じんこう jinkou	population
悪口	わるぐち waruguchi	(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing
大統領	だいとうりょう daitouryou	president (of a country)
計画	けいかく keikaku	plan; project; schedule

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.