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The number of Japanese people raising families dwindles

By on July 7, 2023

A government survey reveals Japan had 9.91 million households with any child under 18 last year, falling below 10 million for the first time since the statistics began in 1986.

Meanwhile, single-person households accounted for 32.9 percent of the country’s total households, hitting a record high, according to the results of the latest national survey of living conditions released by the welfare ministry Tuesday.

“The results undoubtedly stemmed from the country’s declining birthrate and aging population,” a ministry official said.

Around 49.3 percent of households with children have only one child, while those who have two and three or more kids accounted for 38 percent and 12.7 percent, respectively.

The survey also showed that the second-most common type of household was elderly households, which accounted for 31.2 percent of the total. The type represents households that have only people aged 65 or older and families made up of any such elderly person and any unmarried person under 18.

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