The number of people over the age of 100 in Japan has exceeded 100,000 for the first time.
elchi reports that the Japanese government has released statistical data regarding the growing elderly population on the occasion of “Respect for the Aged Day,” which is celebrated annually on September 15.
Data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare shows that the number of people over 100 has been increasing for 56 consecutive years.
According to data as of September, the number of people over 100 in the country reached 107,677. Thus, the number of those who have “surpassed a century” has exceeded 100,000 for the first time in the country’s history.
Compared to last year’s figures, this number has increased by 7,914. It was reported that 94,298 of those over 100 are women and 13,379 are men.
114-year-old Fuyo Kishimoto was recorded as the oldest woman, and 112-year-old Hikaru Kato as the oldest man.
Population statistics regarding those who have “surpassed a century” in Japan began to be recorded in 1963.
The number of people over 100 exceeded 1,000 for the first time in 1981, 10,000 in 1998, and 50,000 in 2012.
According to the data, the average life expectancy in Japan is 87.3 years for women and 81.3 years for men.
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