In Japan, the population over 100 years old has exceeded 95,000 for the first time
The number of people over 100 years old has been increasing in Japan for 54 years in a row. As of September, the number of people over 100 years old in the country has increased by almost 3 thousand people in one year and has exceeded 95.1 thousand people.
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has released statistics on the increasing number of elderly people in the country.
According to him , the number of people over 100 years old has been increasing for 54 years in a row. As of September, the number of people over 100 years old in the country was 95,119.
For the first time in the country's history, the number of "those who have lived for a century" has exceeded 95,000. Compared to last year's data, this number is 2,980 increased . Of those over 100 years old, 83,958 were women, 11,161 were men.
The press secretary of the ministry said in a statement that "we will try to increase social security services, including medical and nursing services , so that the elderly can continue to live comfortably in their communities."
In Japan, population data on "those who lived more than a century" were first published in 1963.
With a population of about 125 million, Japan is known for its longevity. The oldest person, 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka, also lives in Japan.
Earlier, we reported that the total population of Japan has been decreasing for 15 years in a row , and that it decreased by more than half a million people in one year . In particular, the birth rate in Japan last year was 730,000, and the number of deaths was 1.58 million. Also, the country's population is getting older.
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