The chart and the table illustrate Japan’s population and the elderly demographic from 1950 to 2055.Overall, the overall trend of population decline and the increasing proportion of the elderly.
The bar chart represents the percentage of the population throughout the period. In 1950, the statistical data for the information was 84.1 million and the number trend to climb up each year. The figure for this country’s population experienced a slight increase until 1985, reaching 121 million people. After that, it continued to grow moderately to 127.8 million individuals before declining slightly to 127. 1 million citizens one year later. The population of Japan went down to 125.4 million in 2015 and it is predicted to plunge significantly to 110 and 89.9 million in 2035, 2055, respectively.
The table shows the same soar trend of its population and it accounted for the total population. The number of old individuals was 25.7 million in 2005 and was forecast to 36.5 millions in 2055. Besides, the proportion of all Japanese elderly have witnessed a strong increase from 4.9% in 1950 to 41% in 2055.