In 2018, around seven million housing units in Japan were estimated not to be earthquake-proof, accounting for about 13 percent of the total stock of dwellings. The government set the goal of reducing the share of stock without earthquake resistance to almost zero by 2025.
Number of dwelling units in Japan from 2003 to 2018, by state of earthquake resistance (in millions)
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MLIT (Japan). (May 31, 2019). Number of dwelling units in Japan from 2003 to 2018, by state of earthquake resistance (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255432/japan-housing-stock-by-earthquake-resistance/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of dwelling units in Japan from 2003 to 2018, by state of earthquake resistance (in millions)." Chart. May 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255432/japan-housing-stock-by-earthquake-resistance/
MLIT (Japan). (2019). Number of dwelling units in Japan from 2003 to 2018, by state of earthquake resistance (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255432/japan-housing-stock-by-earthquake-resistance/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of Dwelling Units in Japan from 2003 to 2018, by State of Earthquake Resistance (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255432/japan-housing-stock-by-earthquake-resistance/
MLIT (Japan), Number of dwelling units in Japan from 2003 to 2018, by state of earthquake resistance (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255432/japan-housing-stock-by-earthquake-resistance/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of dwelling units in Japan from 2003 to 2018, by state of earthquake resistance (in millions) [Graph], MLIT (Japan), May 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255432/japan-housing-stock-by-earthquake-resistance/