According to a projection made in 2023, it was forecast that the number of people aged 65 years or older in Japan would increase from about 36.3 million in 2023 to around 37 million people by 2030. By contrast, the number of children, as well as the working-age population, was forecast to shrink in the same period.
Population of Japan from 2000 to 2020 with a forecast until 2030, by age group
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0 to 14 years
15 to 64 years
65 years and older
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 21, 2023). Population of Japan from 2000 to 2020 with a forecast until 2030, by age group (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612575/japan-population-age-group/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Population of Japan from 2000 to 2020 with a forecast until 2030, by age group (in millions)." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612575/japan-population-age-group/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Population of Japan from 2000 to 2020 with a forecast until 2030, by age group (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612575/japan-population-age-group/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Population of Japan from 2000 to 2020 with a Forecast until 2030, by Age Group (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612575/japan-population-age-group/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Population of Japan from 2000 to 2020 with a forecast until 2030, by age group (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612575/japan-population-age-group/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Population of Japan from 2000 to 2020 with a forecast until 2030, by age group (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612575/japan-population-age-group/
