Due to a low birth rate and a high longevity, people aged 65 years and over are estimated to make up approximately 38 percent of the population in Japan by 2060. The share of children younger than 15 years old is expected to decrease to around 10 percent by that year.
Distribution of the Japanese population in 1950, 2019 and 2060, by age group
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (September 7, 2020). Distribution of the Japanese population in 1950, 2019 and 2060, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Distribution of the Japanese population in 1950, 2019 and 2060, by age group." Chart. September 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2020). Distribution of the Japanese population in 1950, 2019 and 2060, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Distribution of The Japanese Population in 1950, 2019 and 2060, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Distribution of the Japanese population in 1950, 2019 and 2060, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606542/japan-age-distribution/ (last visited January 20, 2021)