In 2020, the household with members aged 65 years and older accounted for about 40.7 percent of the total Japanese private households. That year, the private households with elderly members amounted to more than 22.6 thousand.
Share of elderly households among total private households in Japan from 1980 to 2020
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2023). Share of elderly households among total private households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642755/japan-senior-household-share/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Share of elderly households among total private households in Japan from 1980 to 2020." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642755/japan-senior-household-share/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Share of elderly households among total private households in Japan from 1980 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642755/japan-senior-household-share/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Share of Elderly Households among Total Private Households in Japan from 1980 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642755/japan-senior-household-share/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Share of elderly households among total private households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642755/japan-senior-household-share/ (last visited June 14, 2024)
Share of elderly households among total private households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642755/japan-senior-household-share/