Families in Japan

Statistics report on families in Japan

Families in Japan

This report presents a range of statistics and facts on families in Japan. It provides insights into the transformation of household structures in the past decades, attitudes towards family, and household and care responsibilities in families.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of private households Japan 1975-2020
  • Premium Statistic Average number of members per private household Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of senior households Japan 1980-2020
  • Basic Statistic Fertility rate in Japan 2011-2021
  • Premium Statistic Mean age of childbearing Japan 1950-2030
  • Premium Statistic Number of dual income households Japan 2014-2023

Household structures

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  • Premium Statistic Number of private households Japan 2020, by size
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of households Japan 1986-2022, by family composition
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of households Japan 1986-2022, by number of minors
  • Premium Statistic Average number of children under 18 per household with minors Japan 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of households with senior members Japan 1986-2022, by family composition

Marriage and divorce

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  • Premium Statistic Number of registered marriages Japan 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Marriage rate Japan 1960-2022
  • Premium Statistic Mean age of marriage Japan 1955-2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of population unmarried at the age of 50 Japan 1970-2020, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of divorces Japan 2013-2022

Financial situation

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  • Premium Statistic Share of households with savings in Japan in 2022, by type of household
  • Premium Statistic Average amount of savings per household in Japan 2022, by type of household
  • Premium Statistic Share of households with debt in Japan 2022, by type of household
  • Premium Statistic Average amount of debt per household in Japan 2022, by type of household

Time use

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  • Premium Statistic Daily time spent with family members in Japan 2016-2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic Daily time spent on unpaid work by married couples in Japan 2021, by gender and task
  • Premium Statistic Daily time spent on housework by married couples in Japan 2001-2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Daily time spent on child care by married couples in Japan 2001-2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Daily time spent with children by married couples in Japan 2021, by day of week

Attitudes towards family

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  • Premium Statistic Meaning of family household to people in Japan 2022
  • Premium Statistic Agreement with different statements about family among married women in Japan 2022
  • Premium Statistic Japanese married women's view on marriage and family in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on family support for the elderly among married women in Japan 2022
  • Premium Statistic Gender equality situation in families in Japan 2023

Family responsibilities

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  • Premium Statistic Share of married women living together with parents or in-laws in Japan 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of married women with family caregiving experience in Japan 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic Major support providers for child care in Japan 2022
  • Premium Statistic Childcare and education decision maker among married couples in Japan 2022
  • Premium Statistic Budget planning responsibilities among married couples in Japan 2022
  • Premium Statistic Parental leave acquisition rate Japan 1996-2022, by gender
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