Japan's total number of private households amounted to around **** million in 2020. Even though the number of Japanese households has experienced a consistent increase since the initiation of the Population Census, the number of household members has decreased, indicating the growing number of private one-person and nuclear-family households.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 19, 2025). Number of private households in Japan from 1975 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/606062/japan-private-households-number/
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