In 2020, close to 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 approximately 38 percent of the population in Japan by 2060. The share of children younger than 15 years old was expected to decrease to around 10 percent by that year.
Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2020 with a forecast for 2060, by age group
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (September 21, 2021). Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2020 with a forecast for 2060, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2020 with a forecast for 2060, by age group." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2021). Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2020 with a forecast for 2060, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
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