A Japanese authorities survey reveals the variety of folks aged 65 or older, and their ratio to the general inhabitants, are each at document highs.
The survey was performed forward of the Respect for the Aged Day nationwide vacation on Monday.
The inside affairs ministry estimates that, as of Wednesday, the aged inhabitants was 36.4 million, up 220,000 from final yr.
The ministry says the ratio of aged folks to the general inhabitants was 29.1 %, marking an increase of 0.3 proportion factors. Japan’s complete inhabitants fell by 510,000 from final yr.
UN knowledge reveals this proportion is the biggest on this planet, and is greater than 5 proportion factors increased than Italy’s 23.6 %, the second highest.
Of the aged folks in Japan, 15.83 million have been male and 20.57 million have been feminine.
The ministry additionally says the variety of aged employees in Japan rose for 17 consecutive years to succeed in 9.06 million final yr, or 13.6 % of the entire workforce, which can be a document excessive.
The ratio of employees aged 65 or older to all aged folks rose for 9 consecutive years to succeed in 25.1 %, the very best ratio among the many main nations.
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