Around 3.31 thousand libraries were listed in Japan in 2023. The term "public libraries" in this statistic refers to both libraries which are managed by local governments and by non-governmental organizations.
Number of public libraries in Japan from 2014 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Japan Library Assocation (JLA). (March 7, 2024). Number of public libraries in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038416/japan-total-number-public-libraries/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Japan Library Assocation (JLA). "Number of public libraries in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038416/japan-total-number-public-libraries/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Japan Library Assocation (JLA). (2024). Number of public libraries in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038416/japan-total-number-public-libraries/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Japan Library Assocation (JLA). "Number of Public Libraries in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038416/japan-total-number-public-libraries/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Japan Library Assocation (JLA), Number of public libraries in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038416/japan-total-number-public-libraries/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 22, 2025)
Number of public libraries in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Library Assocation (JLA), March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038416/japan-total-number-public-libraries/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
