Close to ** percent of people in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, who identified themselves as Ainu people, were aged between 23 to 64 years old in 2017. While the majority of age groups showed a decrease in numbers, the ratio of people over 65 years old remained relatively high. This indicates that Ainu communities are no exception for the aging society of Japan.
Ainu people are indigenous peoples, who inhabit mainly around the area of Hokkaido. In the Ainu Promotion Act enacted in Japan in 2019, the race was acknowledged for the first time in the history as the indigenous peoples of Japan.
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Hokkaido Government. (April 9, 2019). Distribution of people who claimed to live in Ainu communities in Hokkaido prefecture in Japan from 2006 to 2017, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1050232/japan-breakdown-ainu-people-population-by-age-group/
Hokkaido Government. "Distribution of people who claimed to live in Ainu communities in Hokkaido prefecture in Japan from 2006 to 2017, by age group." Chart. April 9, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1050232/japan-breakdown-ainu-people-population-by-age-group/
Hokkaido Government. (2019). Distribution of people who claimed to live in Ainu communities in Hokkaido prefecture in Japan from 2006 to 2017, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1050232/japan-breakdown-ainu-people-population-by-age-group/
Hokkaido Government. "Distribution of People Who Claimed to Live in Ainu Communities in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan from 2006 to 2017, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Apr 2019, /statistics/1050232/japan-breakdown-ainu-people-population-by-age-group/
Hokkaido Government, Distribution of people who claimed to live in Ainu communities in Hokkaido prefecture in Japan from 2006 to 2017, by age group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1050232/japan-breakdown-ainu-people-population-by-age-group/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Distribution of people who claimed to live in Ainu communities in Hokkaido prefecture in Japan from 2006 to 2017, by age group [Graph], Hokkaido Government, April 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1050232/japan-breakdown-ainu-people-population-by-age-group/
