In 2022, around one-third of households in Japan were estimated to be single households. The share of married couple households with unmarried children has gradually declined over the past decades, reaching 24.5 percent in the same year.
Distribution of households in Japan from 1986 to 2022, by family composition
Characteristic
Single households
Married couple only
Married couple with unmarried children
Single parents with unmarried children
Three or more generation households
Other households
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MHLW (Japan). (July 8, 2023). Distribution of households in Japan from 1986 to 2022, by family composition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420398/japan-share-households-by-family-composition/
MHLW (Japan). "Distribution of households in Japan from 1986 to 2022, by family composition." Chart. July 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420398/japan-share-households-by-family-composition/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Distribution of households in Japan from 1986 to 2022, by family composition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420398/japan-share-households-by-family-composition/
MHLW (Japan). "Distribution of Households in Japan from 1986 to 2022, by Family Composition." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420398/japan-share-households-by-family-composition/
MHLW (Japan), Distribution of households in Japan from 1986 to 2022, by family composition Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420398/japan-share-households-by-family-composition/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of households in Japan from 1986 to 2022, by family composition [Graph], MHLW (Japan), July 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1420398/japan-share-households-by-family-composition/