In 2022, around 29 percent of the total population in Japan was aged 65 years and older. Due to a low birth rate and high longevity, people aged 65 years and over were estimated to make up more than 38 percent of the population in Japan by 2070. The share of children below 15 years old was expected to decrease to around 10 percent by that year.
Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2022 with a forecast for 2070, by age group
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2023). Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2022 with a forecast for 2070, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2022 with a forecast for 2070, by age group." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2022 with a forecast for 2070, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of The Population in Japan in 1950 and 2022 with a Forecast for 2070, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2022 with a forecast for 2070, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2022 with a forecast for 2070, by age group [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/