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