Over ten percent of all people living in Japan are over 80 years old. This is shown by data currently published by the Japanese government.
Almost a third of all Japanese are of retirement age
The data also indicates that a total of 29.1 percent of all people living in Japan are over 65 years old. A year ago this value was 29 percent. As the Japanese Ministry of the Interior emphasized, Japan is the leader in international comparison among all countries with the highest proportion of older people. Italy comes next with 24.5 percent and Finland with 23.6 percent.
The ever-increasing aging of Japanese society poses a particular challenge for the government.
Ultimately, politicians must ensure that the increasing number of older people and people in need of care are well cared for despite the declining proportion of people able to work.
Gloomy forecasts
According to government information, the situation will become significantly worse in the next few years. The problem is that the baby boomer generation is also approaching retirement age. According to reports from the Interior Ministry, around 20 million of the total 124 million Japanese are now at least 75 years old. According to the information, around 12.6 million Japanese people are 80 years old or even older.
2024-04-03 08:10:28