Approximately 36.5 million people in Japan were estimated to be within the age group 65 and over in 2024. This number was projected to increase until 2040 and then decline to about 20.1 million by 2120.
Forecast of the total population in Japan from 2024 to 2120, by age group
(in millions)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan, & National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (November 22, 2024). Forecast of the total population in Japan from 2024 to 2120, by age group (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/607936/japan-forecast-population-age-group/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, und National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Forecast of the total population in Japan from 2024 to 2120, by age group (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/607936/japan-forecast-population-age-group/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. (2024). Forecast of the total population in Japan from 2024 to 2120, by age group (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/607936/japan-forecast-population-age-group/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, and National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. "Forecast of The Total Population in Japan from 2024 to 2120, by Age Group (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/607936/japan-forecast-population-age-group/
Statistics Bureau of Japan & National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Forecast of the total population in Japan from 2024 to 2120, by age group (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/607936/japan-forecast-population-age-group/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Forecast of the total population in Japan from 2024 to 2120, by age group (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, & National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, November 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/607936/japan-forecast-population-age-group/
