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Japan Reaches a Population Tipping Point

Geoff Riley

29th May 2025

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The FT reports here on the ageing of Japan's post-war baby boom generation. Japan is ageing fast. Its 'super-aged' society is the oldest in the world: 28.7 % of the population are 65 or older, with women forming the majority. The country is also home to a record 80 000 centenarians. By 2036, people aged 65 and over will represent a third of the population. Japan's population is shrinking by 1.7 people every minute .The rest of the world is watching to see if Japan can adjust to the low birth rate and the declining population.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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