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Population Trends of Japan
Actual Figures (Population Census)
Estimates of FY 2006 (Future Population projection of Japan)
Population(10 thousand people)
14,000
Percentage of Productive-Age Population (population aged 15 to 64)
Population Peak (2004) 12,779 thousand people
12,777
12,000
66.1 （2005）
11,522 2,576 8,993 Percentage of
3,667
10,000 8,442
8,000
51.1% Aged population Rate
Population aged 15 to 64
40.5%
20.1 （2005）
6,000
3,646
Aged population Rate (Population aged 65 and over rate)
4,000
6,740 Total fertility rate
2,000
Productive-Age Population
Population aged 65 and over
4,595
Population aged 14 and below
Total fertility rate
1.26 （2005）
1.26 1,759
0
1,115
752
2005 1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2030
2040
2055 （Year） 2050
Sources: Figures until 2005-Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications “Population Census”. Figures Since 2010- National Institute of Population and Social Security Research “Population Projection for Japan (estimated in December 2006) Medium-Variant Assumption”
