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Study: Japan’s Senior Citizen Population Live Alone To Increase 47% By 2050

The population of senior citizens living alone in Japan is expected to increase by 47% by 2050, a government-affiliated research institute stated Friday, highlighting the significant stress that the country’s demographic change will place on its social security system.

Single-person households are expected to reach 23.3 million in 2050, accounting for 44.3% of total households.

The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research predicted the figure be higher than 38% in 2020.

“Senior citizens aged 65 or older are expected to account for 46.5% in 2050, up from 34.9% in 2020”, the institute’s forecasts showed.

Japan, one of the world’s most advanced aging societies, has seen a steady fall in marriages in recent decades, as a stagnating economy has disproportionately impacted the young generations.

The COVID-19 epidemic also prevented people from meeting, and marrying their suitable partners.

As per the data compiled by Recruit Holdings, nearly one-third of Tokyo males in their 50s have never married, while 46% of men and 30% of women in their 20s in Japan have never dated.

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