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Japan population to shrink by one-third by 2060

Japan Population

Japan's rapid aging means the national population of 128 million will shrink by one-third by 2060 and seniors will account for 40 percent of people, placing a greater burden on the shrinking work force population to support the social security and tax systems.

 

World's Population of 100-Year-Old Could Be 6 Million

World's Population of 100-Year-Old Could Be 6 Million

The number of centenarians already has jumped from an estimated few thousand in 1950 to more than 340,000 worldwide today, with the highest concentrations in the U.S. and Japan, according to the latest Census Bureau figures.

 

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