In 2020, around *** million households in Japan were elderly one-person households with the member being 65 years of age or older. The Japanese archipelago is facing an increasingly aging society paired with a lower number of marriages, which affected in particular the female population in 2020, which made up around *** million of the elderly one person households in the country.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 19, 2025). Number of private one-person households with elderly members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/642764/japan-senior-one-person-household-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of private one-person households with elderly members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. September 19, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/642764/japan-senior-one-person-household-number/
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Number of private one-person households with elderly members in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 19, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/642764/japan-senior-one-person-household-number/
