In fiscal 2019, the solo dining market in Japan was estimated to reach almost eight trillion Japanese yen, a slight increase from about 7.91 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year. The dining market directed at singles grew steadily since fiscal 2014, with the annual growth peaking in 2015.
Solo dining market size in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2019
(in trillion Japanese yen)
fiscal years 2014 to 2018; the Japanese fiscal year starts April 1 of each stated year and ended March 31 of the following year
Special properties
the market size is based on amount paid by solo customers
Supplementary notes
*Prospect. Research targets were market players and organizations that have to do with 16 singles-related markets including solo dining, solo ready-to-eat-food and delicatessen, rental housing for singles, solo travelling, hotels and Japanese style inns for singles, solo karaoke, amusement parks and theme parks for singles, solo futsal, marriage hunting, death preparation for oneself, figures, jigsaw puzzles, self-service gas stations, laundromats, self-checkout, and self-pleasure (adult goods).
According to the source, the word 'singles' has various meanings which not only include single households and unmarried or non-married people, but also the people who care for doing and consuming things alone.
Data prior to 2015 come from previous reports. 100 Japanese yen equal 0.74 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euros as of December 2022. Values have been rounded.
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Yano Research. (May 1, 2020). Solo dining market size in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2019 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008135/japan-solo-dining-market-size/
Yano Research. "Solo dining market size in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2019 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. May 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008135/japan-solo-dining-market-size/
Yano Research. (2020). Solo dining market size in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2019 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008135/japan-solo-dining-market-size/
Yano Research. "Solo Dining Market Size in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2019 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008135/japan-solo-dining-market-size/
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