{"id":30347,"date":"2017-10-02T17:46:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T15:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=30347"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:22","slug":"japan-elderly-people-account-for-27-7-percent-of-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/japan-elderly-people-account-for-27-7-percent-of-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan: Elderly people account for 27.7 percent of population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a survey,<strong> the number of elderly aged 65 and above hits a record in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/japan-more-than-10-million-people-are-above-80-years-old\/\">Japan<\/a>: 35.14 million this year<\/strong>, accounting for 27.7 percent of the population.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30349 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-2.jpg\" alt=\"Japan - China - Elderly people - Ageing population\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Japan: Elderly people account for 27.7 percent of population<\/h2>\n<p>The number of people in Japan 65 years old or older jumped by 570,000 from last year to a record 35.14 million, accounting for <strong>27.7 percent of the nation\u2019s population<\/strong>, government estimates showed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30350\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-3.jpg\" alt=\"Japan - China - Elderly people - Ageing population\" width=\"316\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Japan-China-Elderly-people-Ageing-population-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/>The ratio of senior citizens to overall population, also a record high, represented <strong>an increase of 0.5 percentage point<\/strong>, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, 13.8 percent, or 17.47 million, of Japan\u2019s total population are at least 75 years old, while 8.5 percent, or 10.74 million people, are 80 years old or older, according to estimates based on the census taken in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry also said that<strong> the number of people 90 years old or older reached 2.06 million, exceeding 2 million for the first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Read also: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/in-japan-the-elderly-struggle-with-isolation-and-precarity\/\">In Japan, the elderly struggle with isolation and precarity<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asahi.com\/ajw\/articles\/AJ201709180038.html\">Source<\/a><\/small><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a survey, the number of elderly aged 65 and above hits a record in Japan: 35.14 million this year, accounting for 27.7 percent of the 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