In 2020, the majority of households, over 21.15 million, were single-person households in Japan. At the same time, about 6.6 million Japanese households included four household members.
Number of private households in Japan in 2020, by size (in millions)
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Statistics on Demographics of Japan
Overview
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Age structure
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- Premium Statistic Population Japan 2000-2030, by age group
- Premium Statistic Projection of female population Japan 2022-2115, by age group
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Fertility and mortality
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- Premium Statistic Number of live births Japan 2012-2021
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Marriages and divorces
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Private households
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- Premium Statistic Number of private households Japan 1970-2020
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- Premium Statistic Number of households with seniors Japan 1980-2020
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Income and expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Labor force Japan 1973-2022
- Premium Statistic Employment rate Japan 1973-2022
- Premium Statistic Average wages per month among full-time workers Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Average savings and liabilities of two-person households Japan 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly consumption spending per household Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly consumption spending per household Japan 2021, by category
Migration
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- Premium Statistic Number of foreign nationals Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of foreign nationals Japan 1984-2021, by nationality
- Premium Statistic Foreign residents share Japan 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of accepted refugees Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest number of Japanese residents 2022
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2022). Number of private households in Japan in 2020, by size (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612128/japan-private-households-by-size/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of private households in Japan in 2020, by size (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612128/japan-private-households-by-size/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Number of private households in Japan in 2020, by size (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612128/japan-private-households-by-size/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Private Households in Japan in 2020, by Size (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612128/japan-private-households-by-size/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of private households in Japan in 2020, by size (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612128/japan-private-households-by-size/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Number of private households in Japan in 2020, by size (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612128/japan-private-households-by-size/