Japan: retail store numbers

In 2016, less than one million retail stores were in operation in Japan. The number of Japanese retail stores declined steadily in the last 30 years, dropping below one million establishments in 2016.

Number of retail stores in Japan from 1988 to 2016 (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of stores in millions
2016	0.99
2014	1.02
2007	1.14
2004	1.24
2002	1.3
1999	1.41
1997	1.42
1994	1.5
1991	1.61
1988	1.62

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

1988 to 2016

Supplementary notes

Figures are based on the Census of Commerce by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The source provides the following information: 'Due to industrial classification change in 1991 and 2014, businesses subject to the survey change in 1999 and investigating method change in 2014, in the case where continuity from the previous survey is not ensured, the percentage of change from the previous survey is not calculated."

Data prior to 2007 come from previous reports.
Values have been rounded.

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