Number of Ainu people who live on welfare in Hokkaido Japan 1972-2017
Close to 390 people in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, stated that they live on welfare in 2017. This implies that around 36.1 people out of 1000 surveyed Ainu people received welfare during the measured time period. Despite a continuous decline in the number, it was still comparably higher than the average ratio of people on welfare in Hokkaido.
Ainu people are indigenous peoples, who inhabit mainly around the area of Hokkaido. In the Ainu Promotion Act enacted in Japan in 2019, the race was acknowledged for the first time in the history as the indigenous peoples of Japan.
Ainu people are indigenous peoples, who inhabit mainly around the area of Hokkaido. In the Ainu Promotion Act enacted in Japan in 2019, the race was acknowledged for the first time in the history as the indigenous peoples of Japan.
