In 2020, about 28.4 percent of the male population and 17.8 percent of the female population in Japan were unmarried at the age of 50. The unmarried rate at 50 for both genders steadily rose until in the last decades.
Share of population unmarried at the age of 50 in Japan from 1970 to 2020, by gender
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Cabinet Office Japan. (June 30, 2022). Share of population unmarried at the age of 50 in Japan from 1970 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233658/japan-share-population-unmarried-fifty-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of population unmarried at the age of 50 in Japan from 1970 to 2020, by gender ." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233658/japan-share-population-unmarried-fifty-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2022). Share of population unmarried at the age of 50 in Japan from 1970 to 2020, by gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233658/japan-share-population-unmarried-fifty-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of Population Unmarried at The Age of 50 in Japan from 1970 to 2020, by Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233658/japan-share-population-unmarried-fifty-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of population unmarried at the age of 50 in Japan from 1970 to 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233658/japan-share-population-unmarried-fifty-by-gender/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Share of population unmarried at the age of 50 in Japan from 1970 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233658/japan-share-population-unmarried-fifty-by-gender/