## Chart of the Week: Japan Grows Older

_IMF Blog, January 14, 2019_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: The Editors
- Published: January 14, 2019

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### Overview and context
- Publication date: January 14, 2019
- Credit (photo): JohnnyGreig/iStock
- Tags: Chart of the Week; Aging
- Languages noted: 中文, 日本語
- Context: Six years of “Abenomics” saw lower fiscal deficits, near-record unemployment, and higher female labor force participation.

### Demographic findings
- Japan’s population will continue to shrink.
- The old-age dependency ratio will increase further.
  - Old-age dependency ratio defined as the ratio of individuals aged 65 years and over to individuals aged 15-64 years.

### Economic and fiscal implications
- Aging and shrinking population create intensifying demographic headwinds for Japan’s economy and financial sector.
- The government needs a well-specified and credible medium-term plan to reduce debt and deficits in the coming years to address the challenges of financing health and pension costs of an aging population.

### Upcoming IMF work
- On January 15, the IMF will release new research and analysis and publish a blog on the future of savings and pensions in an aging world.

*Source: Chart of the Week: Japan Grows Older (IMF), January 14, 2019*

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## Content in this bundle

- **日本趋于老龄化; IMF blog; 2018 年1 月15 日**
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- **年老いていく日本  IMFブログ	2019年1月15日**
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## References

- [economic assessment](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2018/11/27/na112818-japans-economic-outlook-in-five-charts)
- [https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/copy-eng-jan10-japan-a4-old-age-dependency.png](https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/copy-eng-jan10-japan-a4-old-age-dependency.png)
- [Japan and the IMF](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/jpn)
- [Global Aging](https://www.imf.org/external/mmedia/view.aspx?vid=985358401001)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2019/01/14/chart-of-the-week-japan-grows-older_