For the first time more than 10% of all Japanese people are aged 80 and older.
At the same time, 29.1% of the population is 65 or older, another record.
Japan’s population is aging and the oldest in the world, which has serious implications for the country’s economy and its overall future.
Italy has the second-highest proportion of people aged 65 and older, at 24.5%, with Finland third at 23.6%.
Projections estimate that nearly 35% of Japan’s population will be older than 65 by 2040.
Fumio Kishida, the Prime Minister of Japan, has warned that the country could cease to function as a society if the current aging trend continues.
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