In 2020, there were approximately *** million private one-person households with a female household member 65 years of age and older in Japan, the highest number in history. Within only one decade, that number increased by approximately one million.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 19, 2025). Number of female elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/642801/japan-female-one-person-senior-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of female elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. September 19, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/642801/japan-female-one-person-senior-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2025). Number of female elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/642801/japan-female-one-person-senior-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Female Elderly One-person Households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Sep 2025, /statistics/642801/japan-female-one-person-senior-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of female elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/642801/japan-female-one-person-senior-households/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Number of female elderly one-person households in Japan from 1980 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 19, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/642801/japan-female-one-person-senior-households/
