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        "msgid": "japans-elderly-population-hits-record-29-6-per-cent-the-highest-in-the-world-1789916081",
        "date": "2026-09-20 21:26:33",
        "title": "Japan's elderly population hits record 29.6 per cent, the highest in the world",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Japan's elderly population has reached a record high of 29.6 per cent of the total population, according to new government estimates. This demographic shift, driven by the ageing of the second baby boom generation, places Japan at the forefront of global ageing trends among nations with over 40 million inhabitants.",
        "content": "<p>Tokyo (ANTARA) - The number of Japanese residents aged 65 and over is\nestimated to reach a record high of 29.6 per cent of the country\u2019s total\npopulation, according to government estimates released on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This percentage places Japan as the country with the highest\nproportion of elderly people in the world among nations with a\npopulation exceeding 40 million.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported that\nthe total elderly population in the Land of the Rising Sun has now\nreached a record 36.24 million people, consisting of 15.71 million men\nand 20.54 million women, an increase of approximately 20,000 people\ncompared to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>This data was released ahead of the commemoration of Respect for the\nAged Day on Monday (21\/9).<\/p>\n<p>In September last year, the ministry recorded the proportion of\nelderly people at 29.4 per cent, which was also the highest figure in\nthe world.<\/p>\n<p>This record proportion of elderly citizens marks the third time an\nall-time high has been broken, following previous records set in 2022\nand 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 39 countries with a population of 40 million or more, Japan\nis followed by Italy with an elderly proportion of 25.6 per cent,\nGermany at 24.2 per cent, and France at 22.9 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the group of elderly people aged 75 and over accounts for\n17.7 per cent of Japan\u2019s total population, which is also the highest\nfigure among the nine major advanced economies, followed by Italy in\nsecond place at 13.3 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s National Institute of Population and Social Security Research\nprojects that the country\u2019s elderly population will continue to\nincrease, reaching 39.45 million or 36.3 per cent of the total\npopulation by 2045.<\/p>\n<p>This surge is triggered by the entry of the second baby boom\ngeneration, born between 1971 and 1974, into the elderly age group.<\/p>",
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