Number of people covered by the national health insurance Japan FY 2012-2021

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Catharina Klein,
Apr 30, 2025

In the fiscal year 2021, the number of people covered by national health insurance in Japan amounted to approximately 28 million people. This represented a continuous decrease since fiscal year 2012.

Number of people covered by the national health insurance in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in millions)

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January 2025

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2012 to 2021; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

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as of the end of each fiscal year

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide an exact publication date. Date given here is the day of data access.

Figures have been rounded.
Figures prior to fiscal 2016 come from previous reporting.

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