In a survey conducted in Japan in 2022, around 79.8 percent of respondents reported being covered by life insurance. The highest ownership rate of life insurance in the surveyed period was recorded in 2019, at 82.1 percent.
Share of people with life insurance in Japan from 2001 to 2022
*The age range of survey participants was 18 to 69 in previous surveys. Accordingly, the figure of 2022 is not comparable with figures of previous years. The source states that the share was 80.8 percent for the age range of previous years.
Sample size of previous surveys:
2019: n=4,014
2016: n=4,056
2013: n=4,043
2010: n=4,076
2007: n=4,059
2004: n=4,202
2001: n=4,197
The source used a stratified two-stage random sampling method.
The leaving method refers to dropping off and collecting questionnaires door-to-door.
Excluding annuity insurance, group insurance and property accumulation savings.
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Japan Institute of Life Insurance. (March 31, 2023). Share of people with life insurance in Japan from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446981/japan-life-insurance-ownership-rate/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance. "Share of people with life insurance in Japan from 2001 to 2022." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446981/japan-life-insurance-ownership-rate/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance. (2023). Share of people with life insurance in Japan from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446981/japan-life-insurance-ownership-rate/
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