URGENT: Japan Elderly Population Hits Fresh High at 29.4%: 2025 Census

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People aged 65 and above account for record 29.4% of population

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Between 2020 and 2025, Japan ' s population fell by 2.5 per cent, or more than 3 million people. Between 2020 and 2025, Japan ' s total population, including foreigners, fell by 2.5 per cent to 122,972,528; published statistics by the Ministry of Administration and Communications, handed over TASS. The drop in the last five years reached 3,173,571; in parallel, the proportion of citizens over 65 years of age increased by 0.9 percentage…

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The population decline continues unabated. According to the 2025 national census released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan's population as of October 1, 2025, was 122,972,528, a decrease of approximately 3.17 million compared to the previous census in 2020. There were 59,772,092 males and 63,200,436 females. Of these, the number of Japanese citizens decreased by 3.5%, while the number of foreigners increased by 39.8%…

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A window that showed the final results of Japan ' s 2025 census, announced on Tuesday, that persons aged 65 and over constituted a record 29.4% of the country ' s total population...

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According to the 2025 national census, Japan's total population was 122.97 million, a decrease of 3.17 million over the past five years. Only Tokyo saw population growth, while the foreign population increased by approximately 40%. The aging population and the trend towards smaller households are also progressing.