In 2018, the total population in Japan reached around 126.4 million people, with the female population counting around 64.9 million, as compared to 61.5 million men. The Japanese society is facing an aging population, in which elderly people aged 65 years and over accounted for 28.1 percent of the population in 2018.
Population of Japan from 2009 to 2018, by gender
(in millions)
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (November 23, 2019). Population of Japan from 2009 to 2018, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612246/japan-population-breakdown-total-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Population of Japan from 2009 to 2018, by gender (in millions)." Chart. November 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612246/japan-population-breakdown-total-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2019). Population of Japan from 2009 to 2018, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612246/japan-population-breakdown-total-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Population of Japan from 2009 to 2018, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612246/japan-population-breakdown-total-gender/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Population of Japan from 2009 to 2018, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612246/japan-population-breakdown-total-gender/ (last visited July 14, 2020)
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