More Than 20% of Tokyoites Are Over 65 Years Old

[Mulboyne]

[floatl][/floatl]Nikkei: Tokyo's Elderly Population Tops 20%
People age 65 or older accounted for more than 20% of the Tokyo population as of the end of January, the first time above that line, according to data compiled by the metropolitan government. The number of elderly residents surged 2.69% from the year earlier to about 2.55 million. They accounted for 20.31% of the population, up 0.41 percentage point. With the city aging rapidly, making public transportation and communal facilities more accessible is growing increasingly important...more...

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[james]

People age 65 or older accounted for more than 20% of the Tokyo population as of the end of January, the first time above that line, according to data

is that all?

[FG Lurker]

is that all?

I think the reason it's so low is that a lot of people in Tokyo are migrants from inaka. When they retire many return to inaka to live out their days driving Honda Lifes and generally wreaking havoc.

[Behan]

When I lived in an inaka town it seemed like more than half of the population was elderly.

[james]

When I lived in an inaka town it seemed like more than half of the population was elderly.

yeah, easily 50%. i'm sitting in a waiting room at my dentist's and the current ratio is about 80%.

y'know, when i was young, i remember thinking how everyone around me was old. it's just weird that as i head past my mid-30s i'm still saying this.

[Bucky]

Japan is graying faster than anywhere else. In 2008 nearly a quarter of the population, or 28.2 million people, was over 65. By 2030 one in three Japanese will be senior citizens. Sometime in the next two years, sales of adult diapers are likely to exceed sales of those for babies.

Depends anyone?

[Behan]

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