Share of young Japanese with marriage intentions 2011-2017, by age group

*The survey targeted 30,000 Japanese people across the country, of which the following counts were aged between 20 and 39 and expressed the wish to get married within the next five years.
2011 n=7,639
2012 n=7,279
2013 n=7,012
2014 n=7,443
2015 n=7,383
2016 n=7,492
2017 n=6,573

The data presented was conducted by the Mitsubishi Research Institute (mif[@]mri.co.jp). The MRI is a Japan-based think tank, offering research, consulting, and IT solution services for Japanese and multinational enterprises, local governments and ministries. Established in 1970 as a commemorative project for the 100th anniversary of the Mitsubishi Group, the MRI now operates from offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, employing almost 900 people (as of September 2016).