Japan : record 19% of population aged 65 or older
Japan’s population was an estimated 127,619,000 as of Oct. 1, up 184,000 from a year earlier, with a record 19.0% aged 65 or older, topping the previous year’s record of 18.5%, the public management ministry said Friday. ;The number of Japanese aged 65 and older rose 683,000 to 24,311,000, while the number aged under 65 fell in a further graying[Read More…]