In a survey conducted in 2019, 81.4 percent of respondents in Japan aged 70 or older stated that they were interested in politics. Younger age groups were less interested in politics. The overall share of respondents interested in politics in 2019 was 59.8 percent.
The statistic shows the share of respondents who stated that they were "very interested" or "rather interested" in politics.
The survey sample was selected by region, age and gender using data from the Japanese national census.
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Dentsu. (April 27, 2020). Interest in politics in Japan in 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169376/japan-interest-in-politics-by-age/
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