According to the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population of Japan on January 1, 2023 was 124.47 million.
In addition, as of September 15, 2022 (Respect for the Aged Day), the elderly population aged 65 and over in Japan was 36.27 million.
This is an increase of 60,000 from the previous year and a record high. The aging rate also reached a record high of 29.1%.
In addition, the proportion of people aged 75 and over in the total population exceeded 15% for the first time, and almost all baby boomers
By 2025, when people will be in the latter stages of aging, more than 25% of the total population will be 75 years old or older.
In 2040, when the generation born in 1971~74 during the second baby boom period will be 65 years old or older,
The aging rate is expected to be 35.5%.
In Japan, a super-aging society, serious problems along with the aging rate include frailty (a state of mental and physical decline with aging) and dementia. It is estimated that by 2025, the number of people with dementia will be about 7 million, or 1 in 5 elderly people.