Record High: Over 92,000 Japanese Reach the Age of 100, Majority Being Elderly
Japan’s Ministry of Public Health, Labor, and Social Welfare Data revealed on Friday that the number of Japanese people living to be 100 has reached a historic high of 92,139, with an overwhelming majority of 88.5% being women.
Released just ahead of Japan’s Respect for the Elderly Day on Monday, the data shows an increase of 1,613 centenarians from the previous year. This marks the 53rd consecutive year of growth in this age group.
Japan is witnessing a significant rise in its elderly population, with 73.74 individuals over the age of 100 per 100,000 people, making it one of the fastest aging countries in the world.
Among the 92,139 individuals turning 100 this year, 81,589 are women, a rise of 1,428 from the previous year. The oldest woman in Japan, currently aged 116, is holding the title.
As for men, the number of Japanese centenarians has reached 10,550, with an increase of approximately 185 from the previous year. Gisaburo Sonobe, a resident of Chiba Prefecture, holds the distinction of being the oldest Japanese man in the country at 111 years old.
In August, Japan’s Ministry of Public Health, Labor, and Social Welfare disclosed that the average life expectancy for Japanese women in 2022 is projected to be 87.09 years, while Japanese men are expected to live an average of 81.05 years.
Remarkably, in 1963, Japan had a mere 153 centenarians, with the count reaching 10,000 in 1998 due to advancements in medical and nursing services.
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The number of Japanese people living to be 100 has reached a record high of 92,139, with as many as 88% being elderly.
Japan’s Ministry of Public Health, Labor and Social Welfare Data released on Friday showed that the number of Japanese people aged 100 or older has now risen to 92,139, with 88.5% women.
The information was released ahead of Japan’s Respect for the Elderly Day on Monday (18. This September, the number of elderly people aged 100 or older in Japan on September 15 was 92,139, an increase of 1,613 from last year. This is the 53rd year in successive increases.
Japan has an average of 73.74 people over the age of 100 per 100,000 people, making it one of the fastest growing countries in the world with a gray hair population.
There are 81,589 Japanese women turning 100 this year, an increase of 1,428 from the previous year. Currently aged 116, she holds the title of oldest woman in Japan.
The number of Japanese men who have reached the age of 100 is 10,550, an increase of about 185. The oldest Japanese man in the country is Gisaburo Sonobe, a resident of Chiba Prefecture, who is 111 years old.
Previously, this past August Ministry of Public Health Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare of Japan revealed that the average life expectancy of Japanese women in 2022 is 87.09 years, while the average life expectancy of Japanese men is 81.05 years.
While in the year when data on the population living to be 100 years old was collected for the first time in Japan, in 1963, Japan had 153 people who lived to be 100 years old, and Japan’s population reached a 100 years old reached 10,000. for the first time in 1998, mainly due to developments in medical and nursing services.
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