Most of Japan’s elderly population, 56.6%, are women, who are about 20.5 million, while men are 15.7 million.
Japan’s population continues to age rapidly. According to the latest data, people aged 80 years and above for the first time exceeded 10% of the country’s total population. This was reported by Kyodo in connection with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
The number of people in this age group grew by 270,000 in the past year, to 10.1% of Japan’s total population of about 124.6 million.
The number of people aged 65 and over, considered elderly in Japan, also rose to a high of more than 36.2 million. With a share of 29.1% of residents in this age group, the country continues to lead the world. The second and third places are occupied by Italy and Finland, where people aged 65 years and older make up 24.5% and 23.6% of the population, respectively.
Most of Japan’s elderly population, 56.6%, are women, who are about 20.5 million, while men are 15.7 million.
People aged 75 and over make up 16.1% of the total population, or 20.1 million people, surpassing the 20 million mark for the first time.
In the past year, 25.2% of elderly people in Japan were still working. This number grew for the 19th year and reached 9.12 million, which is another record. Older people make up 13.6% of the country’s total workforce.
We remind you that in 2020, Japan set a record for the number of centenarians. More than 80 thousand people lived there at the age of 100 or more.
Source: korrespondent
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