the proportion of people aged 65 or older exceeded 14 percent of the total population, including foreigners, for the first time in the country.

According to the latest data for this year, the proportion of people aged 65 or older exceeded 14 percent of the total population, including foreigners, for the first time in the country. The UN categorizes a population over 65 into an aged society if it accounts for more than 7 percent of the population, 14 percent into an aged society, and over 20 percent into a super-aged society.The number of people aged 65 or older is expected to increase to 41.0 percent by 2060. According to this year’s data, 61.8 percent of elderly people aged 65 or older paid for their own living expenses. This applies when one or more members of an aged household pay for their own living, indicating that the figure is on the rise.