Japan: share of young people with marriage intentions by annual income 2017

This statistic presents the share of young people in Japan who plan to get married within the next five years in 2017, broken down by annual income. In the period measured, about 54 percent of respondents with an annual income of eight million Japanese yen and more stated that they had marriage intentions, while the same was true for 23 percent of Japanese earning less than two million yen per annum.

Share of young people in Japan who plan to get married within the next five years in 2017, by annual income

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Release date

September 2017

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

June 2017

Number of respondents

30,000*

Age group

20-69 years

Special properties

nationwide survey among internet users

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*The survey targeted 30,000 Japanese people across the country, of which 6,573 respondents were aged between 20 and 39 and expressed the wish to get married within the next five years.

100 Japanese yen equal 0.74 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euros as of December 2022.

The data presented was conducted by the Mitsubishi Research Institute (mif[@]mri.co.jp). The MRI is a Japan-based think tank, offering research, consulting, and IT solution services for Japanese and multinational enterprises, local governments and ministries. Established in 1970 as a commemorative project for the 100th anniversary of the Mitsubishi Group, the MRI now operates from offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, employing almost 900 people (as of September 2016).

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