In 2018, there were around 4.6 million unoccupied dwelling units for rent or sale in Japan. Around 381 thousand housing units were vacant because they were used as second homes.
Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason
(in 1,000 units)
Characteristic
Under construction
Temporary occupants only
As second dwellings, such as villas
For rent*
For sale
Other
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 30, 2019). Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units)." Chart. September 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2019). Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Unoccupied Dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by Reason (in 1,000 Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan from 1978 to 2018, by reason (in 1,000 units) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/667092/japan-vacant-dwellings-by-reason/