In 2021, 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 more than 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 2021 with a forecast for 2060, by age group
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 21, 2022). Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060, by age group." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Distribution of The Population in Japan in 1950 and 2021 with a Forecast for 2060, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Distribution of the population in Japan in 1950 and 2021 with a forecast for 2060, by age group [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/