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Elderly aged 65 or older form record 23.3% of population in Japan
TOKYO, Sept. 16 Kyodo -
The number of elderly people aged 65 or older in Japan reached a record-high 29.80 million as of Thursday, up 240,000 from the previous year, accounting for a record 23.3 percent of the total population, up 0.2 percentage point, an estimate by the internal affairs ministry showed Friday.
The data were released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ahead of Monday's Respect-for-the-Aged Day, a national holiday.
Of the total, the number of men stood at 12.73 million, comprising 20.5 percent of the male population, while that of women came to 17.07 million, or 26.0 percent of the female population, according to the survey, which is based on the 2010 national census and other data.
The estimated number of those aged 80 or older stood at 8.66 million, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the number of workers aged 65 or older stood at 5.70 million, of whom 3.18 million were employed by companies, the ministry said. Among the hired workers, 1.62 million, or more than half of them, were nonregular employees.
Of those aged between 65 and 69, 46.8 percent of men and 26.9 percent of women were working, it said.
The average savings of households with two people or more headed by a person aged 65 or older stood at 22.75 million yen, down for the third consecutive year. The average savings of households headed by a person younger than 65 was 13.56 million yen, the ministry said.
The survey also found that an increasing number of elderly people are shopping online. The average amount of money spent annually on online shopping by households headed by a person aged 65 or older was 17,112 yen, almost triple the average 5,748 yen in 2002, it said.
The number of elderly people aged 65 or older in Japan reached a record-high 29.80 million as of Thursday, up 240,000 from the previous year, accounting for a record 23.3 percent of the total population, up 0.2 percentage point, an estimate by the internal affairs ministry showed Friday.
The data were released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ahead of Monday's Respect-for-the-Aged Day, a national holiday.
Of the total, the number of men stood at 12.73 million, comprising 20.5 percent of the male population, while that of women came to 17.07 million, or 26.0 percent of the female population, according to the survey, which is based on the 2010 national census and other data.
The estimated number of those aged 80 or older stood at 8.66 million, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the number of workers aged 65 or older stood at 5.70 million, of whom 3.18 million were employed by companies, the ministry said. Among the hired workers, 1.62 million, or more than half of them, were nonregular employees.
Of those aged between 65 and 69, 46.8 percent of men and 26.9 percent of women were working, it said.
The average savings of households with two people or more headed by a person aged 65 or older stood at 22.75 million yen, down for the third consecutive year. The average savings of households headed by a person younger than 65 was 13.56 million yen, the ministry said.
The survey also found that an increasing number of elderly people are shopping online. The average amount of money spent annually on online shopping by households headed by a person aged 65 or older was 17,112 yen, almost triple the average 5,748 yen in 2002, it said.
