In 2021, there were about 25.8 million households with senior members aged 65 years and older, accounting for almost 50 percent of the total households in Japan. That year, around 32 percent of those households with elderly members were composed of a married couple without any children.
Number of households with elderly members in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by household type (in 1,000s)
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Cabinet Office Japan. (June 20, 2023). Number of households with elderly members in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by household type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257745/japan-number-households-senior-by-household-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of households with elderly members in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by household type (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257745/japan-number-households-senior-by-household-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Number of households with elderly members in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by household type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257745/japan-number-households-senior-by-household-type/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Households with Elderly Members in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by Household Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257745/japan-number-households-senior-by-household-type/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of households with elderly members in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by household type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257745/japan-number-households-senior-by-household-type/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Number of households with elderly members in Japan from 2011 to 2021, by household type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257745/japan-number-households-senior-by-household-type/