In the fiscal year 2022, around 36.2 million persons in Japan were beneficiaries of the basic National Pension Plan. The total number of public pension recipients amounted to 39.8 million.
The Japanese public pension system is a two-tier system consisting of the basic National Pension and the Employees' Pension insurance system.
Number of public pension beneficiaries in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type
(in millions)
Characteristic
National Pension
Employees' Pension Insurance Catgory I
Employees' Pension Insurance Categories II-IV
Welfare pension
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MHLW (Japan). (March 29, 2024). Number of public pension beneficiaries in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476035/japan-public-pension-recipients-number-by-type/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of public pension beneficiaries in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in millions)." Chart. March 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476035/japan-public-pension-recipients-number-by-type/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Number of public pension beneficiaries in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476035/japan-public-pension-recipients-number-by-type/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of Public Pension Beneficiaries in Japan from Fiscal Year 2013 to 2022, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476035/japan-public-pension-recipients-number-by-type/
MHLW (Japan), Number of public pension beneficiaries in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476035/japan-public-pension-recipients-number-by-type/ (last visited July 18, 2024)
Number of public pension beneficiaries in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022, by type (in millions) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), March 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476035/japan-public-pension-recipients-number-by-type/