Number of female elderly one-person households in Japan 1980-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 26, 2024
In 2020, there were approximately 4.4 million private one-person households with a female household member 65 years of age and older in Japan, the highest number in history. Within only one decade, that number increased by approximately one million.

Number of female elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions)

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September 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

1980 to 2020

Special properties

Elderly households are private households with household members 65 years of age or over.

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.
Data prior to 2005 comes from previous reporting.

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