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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — Senior citizens aged 65 and above account for an estimated 29.4 percent of Japan's total population, the highest on record, official data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed Sunday.
According to the agency's estimates, as of September 15 /Respect for the Elderly Day/, the elderly population stood at 36.19 million. The proportion of elderly people in the total population increased by 0.1 percentage points to a record 29.4 percent.
According to the Labour Force Survey, 9.3 million older people were employed last year, up 160,000 from the previous year and also a record.
The employment rate among those aged 65 and over rose to 25.7 percent, up 0.5 percentage points. Broken down by age group, the employment rate was 53.6 percent for those aged 65-69, 35.1 percent for those aged 70-74, and 12.0 percent for those aged 75 and over.
The ministry attributed the trend to a labor shortage and rising retirement ages, noting that opportunities for older people to stay active are expanding and the number of older people in the workforce is expected to continue to rise. –0–
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