Owner-occupied dwellings accounted for the majority of housing units in Japan in 2018. Rented dwelling units amounted to 19.06 million, with the number of privately rented dwelling units exceeding 15 million. There were more than 62.4 million dwellings in Japan in 2018, over 53.6 million of which were occupied.
Number of dwelling units in Japan for 1973 to 2018, by tenure
(in millions)
Characteristic
Owned dwellings
Rented dwellings owned by local governments
Rented dwellings owned by urban renaissance agencies or public corporations
Rented dwellings owned privately
Issued dwellings*
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 30, 2019). Number of dwelling units in Japan for 1973 to 2018, by tenure (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/667252/japan-dwellings-number-by-tenure/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of dwelling units in Japan for 1973 to 2018, by tenure (in millions)." Chart. September 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667252/japan-dwellings-number-by-tenure/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2019). Number of dwelling units in Japan for 1973 to 2018, by tenure (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667252/japan-dwellings-number-by-tenure/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Dwelling Units in Japan for 1973 to 2018, by Tenure (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667252/japan-dwellings-number-by-tenure/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of dwelling units in Japan for 1973 to 2018, by tenure (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667252/japan-dwellings-number-by-tenure/ (last visited September 13, 2024)
Number of dwelling units in Japan for 1973 to 2018, by tenure (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/667252/japan-dwellings-number-by-tenure/
