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Japan population crisis
September 28 , 2023
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- For the first time, more than 10 per cent or one in 10 people have crossed the age of 80 years or older.
- Japan currently has the world's oldest population as measured by the proportion of people aged 65 years or up.
- Just a year ago, Japan's population aged 65 or older stood at 29 per cent.
- By 2040, it is projected that around 34.8 per cent of the Japanese population will be aged 65 or more.
- More than a third of people aged between 70 and 74 have jobs in Japan.
- Italy is ranked at the second position in terms of older population, has 24.5 per cent of its population at 65 or older.
- Third-ranked Finland's 23.6 per cent population is of the age bracket.
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