In 2024, around **** percent of households in Japan were estimated to be single households. The share of married couple households with unmarried children has gradually declined over the past decades, reaching **** percent in the same year.
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MHLW (Japan). (July 4, 2025). Distribution of households in Japan from 1986 to 2024, by family composition [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1420398/japan-share-households-by-family-composition/
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