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Socialudvalget 2012-13
SOU Alm.del Bilag 333
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Trends in Japan’s populationJapan’s population has been flat these ypp pyears, suggesting the start of the era of a declining, ggggpopulation. The population is projected to drop to 90 million by 2055, with an aging rate over 40%.Results(Population Census, etc.)Po pulation (in 10 000s)10,000s)

Projections in 2006(Population Projections for Japan)

14,000

Percen tag e of wo rking ag e population (ag ed 15-64)

12,80611,927

12,00063.8%（2010）

3,635

10,000Population aged 65 and over8,993

Working ag ep op ulation51.1%

8,0003,646Population aged 15-64

Ag in g rate40.5%23.0%(2010)

6,000

Aging rate (% of population aged 65 and over)

4,000

7,096Total fertility rate4,595

2,0001.39(2010)Population aged 14 and underTo tal fertilityrate1.261,196752

01950196019701980199020002010

2020

2030

2040

2050

2015

2025

2035

2045

2055

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Sources: Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “Population Census”; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, “Vital Statistics”;National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, “Population Projections for Japan” (December 2006) (medium variant projection)