The number of elderly people in Japan has reached an all-time high

 

The number of citizens aged 65 and over in Japan reached a record high.

According to the foreign news agency, according to the latest government data, the number of citizens aged 65 years or older in Japan has reached a record 362 million 50 thousand.

Japan is at the top of the list of countries where the number of elderly people is increasing rapidly.

According to official data, 29.3 percent of Japan's total population is 65 years of age or older, the highest ever.

According to the Japanese government, Japan has the highest rate of elderly people among the 200 countries in the world with a population of 100,000 or more.

Italy, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Germany and Croatia have over 20% of their total population aged 65 or over, South Korea has 19.3% and China 14.7%.

Japan faces an ever-worsening population crisis, as a growing population of elderly people drives up medical and welfare costs while shrinking the workforce to manage those costs.

According to the latest data, more than 9.1 million elderly people were employed in Japan by 2023, which was 13.5% of the total workforce.