In 2020, the total number of private households in Japan amounted to more than 123 million, with more than 54 percent being nuclear-family households. The size of households has gradually decreased over the last decades, resulting in the declining number of nuclear-family households, while one-person households have increased.
Share of nuclear-family households in Japan from 2000 to 2020
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2023). Share of nuclear-family households in Japan from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/609695/japan-nuclear-family-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Share of nuclear-family households in Japan from 2000 to 2020." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/609695/japan-nuclear-family-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Share of nuclear-family households in Japan from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/609695/japan-nuclear-family-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Share of Nuclear-family Households in Japan from 2000 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/609695/japan-nuclear-family-households/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Share of nuclear-family households in Japan from 2000 to 2020 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/609695/japan-nuclear-family-households/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of nuclear-family households in Japan from 2000 to 2020 [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/609695/japan-nuclear-family-households/