In 2020, the number of male elderly one-person households in Japan increased to around 2.3 million, the highest number in history. Within just one decade, the figure increased by almost one million male seniors who live alone.
Number of male elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2024). Number of male elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642787/japan-male-one-person-senior-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of male elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642787/japan-male-one-person-senior-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2024). Number of male elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642787/japan-male-one-person-senior-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Male Elderly One-person Households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642787/japan-male-one-person-senior-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of male elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642787/japan-male-one-person-senior-households/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Number of male elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642787/japan-male-one-person-senior-households/
