According to official figures, the number of Japanese citizens 65 years of age or older reached a new high of 36.25 million this year, as the nation faces one of the fastest aging societies in the world.
According to data issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Sunday, the proportion of senior people in Japan’s population has reached a new high of 29.3 percent.
According to the ministry, Japan ranks first out of 200 countries and regions with a population of more than 100,000 people in terms of the percentage of senior inhabitants.
With percentages above 20 percent, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Germany, and Croatia were the European countries represented in the top 10.
China was at 14.7 percent and South Korea was at 19.3 percent.
Japan’s demographic dilemma is becoming worse every day as the country’s aging population drives up medical and welfare expenses and leaves a declining labor force to pay for them.
The new government figures showed that the total population of the country decreased by 595,000 to 124 million.
Additionally, the research revealed that 9.14 million senior citizens held jobs in 2023—another record.
They make up one in seven employees, or 13.5% of the entire workforce.
Without much success, the Japanese government has tried to slow the population’s decline and aging.
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