Authorities information exhibits that Japanese aged 65 or older now make up practically 30% of the inhabitants.
Authorities information exhibits that Japan’s aged inhabitants has reached 36.25 million, a report excessive, with these over the age of 65 now accounting for nearly one-third of Japan’s inhabitants.
Japan’s Ministry of Inner Affairs and Communications mentioned on Sunday that the aged account for about 29.3% of the full inhabitants, which is greater than different nations or areas with a inhabitants of greater than 100,000.
In accordance with the Ministry of Well being, among the many inhabitants over 65 years outdated, there are roughly 20.53 million ladies and 15.72 million males.
Information additionally present that the variety of aged folks employed reached a report excessive of 9.14 million final 12 months, accounting for one-seventh of the employed inhabitants.
Japan is grappling with a worsening demographic disaster, with a shrinking working-age inhabitants going through rising well being care and welfare prices for the aged.
Japan’s inhabitants fell by 595,000 within the 12 months to October 1, the thirteenth consecutive 12 months of decline.
The Tokyo-based Nationwide Institute of Inhabitants and Social Safety predicts that by 2040, Japan’s aged will account for 34.8% of the nation’s inhabitants.
A examine printed final 12 months by the Recruit Works Institute, a Tokyo-based assume tank, mentioned Japan might face a scarcity of greater than 11 million employees by 2040 resulting from a shrinking inhabitants.
