The chart and table below give information about population figures in Japan. Japan’s population: past, present and future trends.

The bar chart and table provide information about how many people live in Japan.

Overall

, it is noticeable that the proportion of the total

population

will be highest in 2055 ,

while

in 1950 was the lowest.

Moreover

, the

population

of millions of people in Japan will be the largest,

whereas

in 1950 was the smallest.

To begin

with

population

( millions) , accounted for 84.1 which rose gradually to 104,6 in 1970.

Therefore

, it showed a negligible increase to 123,6 in 1990 and maintained the same level during the next 15 years . It is predicted that it will drop significantly to 110 in 2035 and,

therefore

89,9 in 2055. With regards to over-65s, the

population

( million) in 2005 was 25,7 which is over 6 times larger than in 1950 (4.1).

Consequently

, in 2035 and 2055 there will be shared similar numbers, namely 37.2 and 36.5 roughly. In terms of percentage of the

population

, it accounted for 20 % in 2005 twice as much as in 2055 (41%).

Furthermore

, the proportion of the public will be 34 % in 2035,

whereas

in 1950 was only 4.9%