Number of elderly in Japan reaches record 36.17 million

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TOKYO, Japan - The number of Japanese aged 65 and older totaled a record-high 36.17 million as of this month, up 300,000 from a year earlier, government data showed Sunday.

The elderly accounted for 28.7 percent of Japan's population, up 0.3 point, also hitting a record, according to the data by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications prior to Monday's Respect for the Aged Day holiday.

The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research projects that Japan's elderly will make up 35.3 percent by 2040, underscoring the rapid aging of the population.

 

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