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In 2014, 26% of Japan's population was estimated to be 65 years or older, [29] and the Health and Welfare Ministry has estimated that over-65s will account for 40% of the population by 2060. [33] The demographic shift in Japan's age profile has triggered concerns about the nation's economic future and the viability of its welfare state.
Historical data: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Population by Sex, Population Increase and Population Density . Projection data: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Population Projections for Japan: 2006-2055, December 2006 . The Japanese Journal of Population, Vol.6, No.1 (March 2008) pp. 76-114.
Population % Change: Notes: 1: 3: Osaka: Osaka: 2,453,973 + 95.85%: Osaka merged with more surrounding municipalities in 1925, bringing the city to roughly its current size. The second Japanese city to pass 2 million people, and the new most populous city in Japan. 2: 1: Tokyo: Tokyo: 2,070,913 - 4.71%: Population briefly dipped below 2 million ...
But Japan’s crisis is unique in that it’s been decades in the making, experts say – meaning its impact is particularly evident now, with relief unlikely to come anytime soon.
Japan's total population fell to 125.42 million, a decrease of about 511,000, the new data showed. The population has fallen every year since peaking in 2008 due to a low birth rate, reaching a ...
Population in the following table is given according to the de facto population concept for enumerating the people. Source: Extraordinary Census of Japan (as of October 1, 1947), Population Census of Japan (as of April 26, 1946, November 1, 1945 and February 22, 1944), Census of Japan (as of October 1 for the years of 1940, 1935, 1930, 1925 and ...
After peaking in 2008, Japan’s population has since shrunk steadily due to a declining birthrate. The country saw a record low of 771,801 births last year.
Graph of world population over the past 12,000 years . As a general rule, the confidence of estimates on historical world population decreases for the more distant past. Robust population data exist only for the last two or three centuries. Until the late 18th century, few governments had ever performed an accurate census.