In 2019, there were approximately two million infants enrolled in child nursery centers in Japan, representing a decline for five consecutive years since 2015. Meanwhile, the number of child nursery centers amounted to about 23.5 thousand facilities.
Infant enrollment number of child nursery centers in Japan from 2000 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Only the enrollment number from centers for child nursery approved by prefectural governors and mayors of designated cities and core cities according to Child Welfare Act are included.
Note: Some regions are excluded from the data due to the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake from 2011 to 2013.
Values have been rounded.
The source does not provide an exact publication date. The release date is the date of data access.
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Statistics Dashboard. (April 16, 2021). Infant enrollment number of child nursery centers in Japan from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/
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Statistics Dashboard. (2021). Infant enrollment number of child nursery centers in Japan from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/
Statistics Dashboard. "Infant Enrollment Number of Child Nursery Centers in Japan from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/
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