In a survey conducted between December 2021 and January 2022, around 37.6 percent of unmarried men aged 20 to 39 in Japan reported that they never had a romantic partner. In the same survey, the share of single women in the same age group who never had a romantic relationship was lower.
Number of romantic relationships in the past among unmarried men in Japan as of January 2022, by age group
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including respondents who are currently not married due to divorce or bereavement
Method of interview
Online Access Panel
Supplementary notes
*Sample size by age:
20 to 39 years: n=2,097
40 to 54 years: n=1,146
55 to 69 years: n=763
The sample was selected based on the distribution of marital status, gender, and age in Eastern and Western Japan in the 2020 population census.
Original question: "Please indicate how many of the following people you had in your life - number of people (including spouse) you were romantically involved with from junior high school graduation until first marriage. If you are currently not married, please indicate the number of people until now."
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (June 14, 2022). Number of romantic relationships in the past among unmarried men in Japan as of January 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317780/japan-number-romantic-partnerships-unmarried-men-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of romantic relationships in the past among unmarried men in Japan as of January 2022, by age group." Chart. June 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317780/japan-number-romantic-partnerships-unmarried-men-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2022). Number of romantic relationships in the past among unmarried men in Japan as of January 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317780/japan-number-romantic-partnerships-unmarried-men-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Romantic Relationships in The past among Unmarried Men in Japan as of January 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317780/japan-number-romantic-partnerships-unmarried-men-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of romantic relationships in the past among unmarried men in Japan as of January 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317780/japan-number-romantic-partnerships-unmarried-men-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of romantic relationships in the past among unmarried men in Japan as of January 2022, by age group [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, June 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317780/japan-number-romantic-partnerships-unmarried-men-by-age/
