Japan Ageing Society

• Since 1945 the age structure of Japan's population has greatly changed.
• The change of Japan’s age structure is majorly because of a decrease in both birth and death rates.
• The number of elderly people that live alone in Japan is of over 2.5 million in 2000.
• In 2015 the percentage of young people was of 13%.
• Inadequate nursing facilities are a grave issue in Japan.
• Japanese industry is migrating to other countries due to the lack of a workforce.
• Pensions and health care are increasing in both funds and cost.
• There is a falling demand for schools and teachers.
• There is an increase in the burden on the working population to serve the dependent population.
• There is a reduced demand for goods from the smaller working population.
• There is a need for immigration to fuel any increase in the workforce.