Gold Per Capita
JPN · Asia

Japan gold per capita

Japan's estimated above-ground gold holdings equal 0.434 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 1,651 t and a UN 2026 population estimate of 122.4M. It appears at position #142 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3JPN
UN M49392
Population122,427,7312026, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateMar 31, 2026
Global standingHigher than 27%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median47% below0.823 fine oz median
Asia standingHigher than 6.3%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median53% below0.926 fine oz median
Broad attributed gold13.49 g per resident0.434 fine oz · rank #142 of 195
Total
1,651 t
Range
0.353 to 0.567 oz
Status
Based on country-specific evidence
Official monetary gold6.91 g per resident0.222 fine oz · rank #18 of 29
Total
846 t
Range
Not an estimate range
Official plus investment10.87 g per resident0.35 fine oz · rank #22 of 29
Total
1,331 t
Range
0.304 to 0.425 oz
Status
Based on country-specific evidence
Region

Asia context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broad attributed gold values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#31 of 33
Regional median28.81 g per resident0.926 fine oz
MeasureBroad attributed gold
Regional rankingBrowse Asia

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 122,427,731 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

The official monetary-gold value is recorded separately from modelled private holdings.

Fund, bar, coin and jewellery components are country-attributed research estimates.

Important context

Private stock is derived from demand and fund-holdings proxies.

Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.

Sources

Sources and data status

See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.

Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on country-specific evidence
Last updatedMar 31, 2026
Cite this country recordGold Per Capita. Japan country record. gold-research-2026.03-global-v2. https://goldpercapita.com/countries/japan
Nearby in the global ranking