In 2018, there were around 4.6 million unoccupied dwelling units for rent or sale in Japan. Around 381 thousand housing units were vacant because they were used as second homes.
Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 30, 2019). Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units)." Chart. September 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2019). Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Unoccupied Dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by Reason (in 1,000 Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/