Total population that are 65 or older in Japan

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	37,118,445	+67,063
2020	37,051,382	+219,813
2019	36,831,569	+341,531
2018	36,490,038	+436,843
2017	36,053,195	+563,595
2016	35,489,600	+714,209
2015	34,775,391	+959,656
2014	33,815,735	+1,153,569
2013	32,662,166	+1,149,487
2012	31,512,679	+819,383
2011	30,693,296	+459,731
2010	30,233,565	+554,112
2009	29,679,453	+757,277
2008	28,922,176	+836,628
2007	28,085,548	+897,010
2006	27,188,538	+856,436
2005	26,332,102	+719,878
2004	25,612,224	+661,577
2003	24,950,647	+732,014
2002	24,218,633	+813,889
2001	23,404,744	+827,460
2000	22,577,284	+779,751
1999	21,797,533	+758,276
1998	21,039,257	+772,341
1997	20,266,916	+768,306
1996	19,498,610	+729,722
1995	18,768,888	+701,230
1994	18,067,658	+694,440
1993	17,373,218	+682,349
1992	16,690,869	+687,585
1991	16,003,284	+666,597
1990	15,336,687	+615,865
1989	14,720,822	+548,528
1988	14,172,294	+497,924
1987	13,674,370	+462,498
1986	13,211,872	+444,265
1985	12,767,607	+401,289
1984	12,366,318	+341,389
1983	12,024,929	+350,382
1982	11,674,547	+370,668
1981	11,303,879	+366,333
1980	10,937,546	+380,116
1979	10,557,430	+389,494
1978	10,167,936	+383,212
1977	9,784,724	+371,458
1976	9,413,266	+346,523
1975	9,066,743	+333,958
1974	8,732,785	+320,752
1973	8,412,033	+315,715
1972	8,096,318	+279,700
1971	7,816,618	+229,031
1970	7,587,587	+220,187
1969	7,367,400	+233,375
1968	7,134,025	+254,129
1967	6,879,896	+260,627
1966	6,619,269	+233,530
1965	6,385,739	+202,789
1964	6,182,950	+200,883
1963	5,982,067	+182,336
1962	5,799,731	+161,872
1961	5,637,859	+159,590
1960	5,478,269	+156,871
1959	5,321,398	+152,009
1958	5,169,389	+128,233
1957	5,041,156	+110,345
1956	4,930,811	+131,162
1955	4,799,649	+162,885
1954	4,636,764	+152,243
1953	4,484,521	+138,024
1952	4,346,497	+122,031
1951	4,224,466	+98,482
1950	4,125,984