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
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2023). Share of one-person households in Japan from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606243/japan-one-person-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Share of one-person households in Japan from 2000 to 2020." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606243/japan-one-person-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Share of one-person households in Japan from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606243/japan-one-person-households/
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