In 2020, there were more than 22.6 million private households with household members aged 65 years and older in Japan, up from about eight million in 1980 and around 19 million private households in 2010.
Number of private households with elderly household members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2023). Number of private households with elderly household members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642717/japan-senior-household-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of private households with elderly household members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642717/japan-senior-household-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of private households with elderly household members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642717/japan-senior-household-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Private Households with Elderly Household Members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642717/japan-senior-household-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of private households with elderly household members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642717/japan-senior-household-number/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Number of private households with elderly household members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642717/japan-senior-household-number/