Japan’s elderly population grows to its largest share yet
About 36.24 million people — 29.6% of the country's population — are 65 and older, up 20,000 from a year earlier, government data shows.
Japan's elderly population has reached a record high, accounting for 29.6% of the nation's total residents, as per the most recent government statistics. As of September 15, there are approximately 36.24 million individuals aged 65 and older, marking a 20,000-person increase from the prior year, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
The share of the population in this age group has risen by 0.2 percentage points since the previous year. Japan holds the distinction of having the highest proportion of people aged 65 and over among 39 countries with populations exceeding 40 million, surpassing Italy's 25.6%, Germany's 24.2%, and France's 22.9%.
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