Japan’s Aging Crisis: Record 10% Above 80 Years Old, Population Decline Continues for 14th Year…

A record 10% of the population in Japan are now above 80 years old.

This percentage has moved in a straight-line higher for years now, up from 7.5% over the last decade.

By comparison, just ~4% of the population in the United States is above 80 years old.

As a result, Japan's… pic.twitter.com/YJJ1rnloQZ

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