One in 10 Japanese is now over 80 

Octogenarians account for more than 10% of all Japanese for the first time, while the proportion of people aged over 65 has hit a record high in the nation with the world’s oldest population

65 years  or older 29.1% 36.2m
Under 15 11.4%  14.2m 
15-64 59.5% 74.0m
Total population 124.4 million

People aged 80 or older up by 270,000 from last year to record 12.5 million – 10.1% of Japan’s population


PERCENTAGE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE BY COUNTRY (Over 65)

Over 75 
     65-74

30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%


Japan        13.0 16.1 29.1
Italy        11.8 12.7 24.5
Germany      11.4 11.4 22.7
France       11.4 10.6 22.0
Canada       11.0 8.5 19.5
UK           9.9 9.6 19.5
South Korea  10.6 7.7 18.4
U.S.         10.2 7.4 17.6
China        9.4 4.8 14.3
India        4.9 2.2 7.1


Sources: Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, UN, Bloomberg

 
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