In 2020, one-person households accounted for around 38 percent of the total number of private households in Japan, while more than half of the total households were made up of nuclear families. The number of one-person households has increased over the past two decades.
Share of one-person households in Japan from 2000 to 2020
Characteristic
Share of one-person households
2020
38.1%
2015
34.6%
2010
32.4%
2005
29.5%
2000
27.6%
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2024). Share of one-person households in Japan from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606243/japan-one-person-households/
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2024). Share of one-person households in Japan from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606243/japan-one-person-households/
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