Percent Never Married in Japan, 1920-2010
The following table shows the percent of men and women in Japan ages around 50 who never married, and the estimated percent of them in the future.
| Year | men % | women % |
| 1920 | 2 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 | 2 |
| 1930 | 2 | 1 |
| 1935 | 2 | 1 |
| 1940 | 2 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 2 |
| 1965 | 2 | 3 |
| 1970 | 2 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 | 4 |
| 1980 | 3 | 4 |
| 1985 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | 6 | 4 |
| 1995 | 9 | 5 |
| 2000 | 13 | 6 |
| 2005 | 16 | 7 |
| 2010 | 20 | 11 |
| below is the estimated figures | ||
| 2015 | 24 | 15 |
| 2020 | 27 | 18 |
| 2025 | 27 | 19 |
| 2030 | 28 | 19 |
| 2035 | 29 | 19 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 平成27年版厚生労働白書 図表1-3-2 生涯未婚率の推移（将来推計含む）
www.mhlw.go.jp/wp/hakusyo/kousei/15/dl/all.pdf
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