Total female population that are 65 or older in Japan

Period	Female retirement age population	Change
2021	20,927,446	33,532
2020	20,893,914	116,572
2019	20,777,342	185,986
2018	20,591,356	236,830
2017	20,354,526	302,319
2016	20,052,207	376,994
2015	19,675,213	500,815
2014	19,174,398	600,658
2013	18,573,740	596,998
2012	17,976,742	427,854
2011	17,548,888	249,922
2010	17,298,966	305,701
2009	16,993,265	413,826
2008	16,579,439	455,765
2007	16,123,674	486,139
2006	15,637,535	464,565
2005	15,172,970	393,936
2004	14,779,034	364,106
2003	14,414,928	401,174
2002	14,013,754	441,989
2001	13,571,765	450,577
2000	13,121,188	428,575
1999	12,692,613	418,142
1998	12,274,471	426,349
1997	11,848,122	422,191
1996	11,425,931	399,433
1995	11,026,498	383,179
1994	10,643,319	378,755
1993	10,264,564	372,203
1992	9,892,361	375,600
1991	9,516,761	369,184
1990	9,147,577	352,766
1989	8,794,811	332,681
1988	8,462,130	321,604
1987	8,140,526	309,925
1986	7,830,601	301,673
1985	7,528,928	273,653
1984	7,255,275	233,385
1983	7,021,890	234,721
1982	6,787,169	242,229
1981	6,544,940	236,298
1980	6,308,642	240,611
1979	6,068,031	242,611
1978	5,825,420	237,963
1977	5,587,457	229,981
1976	5,357,476	212,339
1975	5,145,137	202,491
1974	4,942,646	193,438
1973	4,749,208	187,533
1972	4,561,675	163,966
1971	4,397,709	135,344
1970	4,262,365	130,598
1969	4,131,767	134,418
1968	3,997,349	141,988
1967	3,855,361	142,202
1966	3,713,159	126,327
1965	3,586,832	108,377
1964	3,478,455	105,366
1963	3,373,089	95,747
1962	3,277,342	84,838
1961	3,192,504	83,705
1960	3,108,799	81,826
1959	3,026,973	77,672
1958	2,949,301	64,641
1957	2,884,660	55,365
1956	2,829,295	67,485
1955	2,761,810	85,734
1954	2,676,076	79,062
1953	2,597,014	71,321
1952	2,525,693	64,956
1951	2,460,737	54,430
1950	2,406,307