Nearly 100,000 Japanese People Have Reached The Age Of Centenary

• 12.09.2025, 18:58

Women are the most likely to be among the long-lived.

The number of Japanese people aged 100 years and older has approached the record mark of 100 thousand, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, citing data from Japan's Ministry of Health.

"According to the Basic Resident Register, the number of people aged 100 and older living in Japan increased by 4,644 from last year to 99,763," the ministry said as of September 1, 2025.

This number is the highest number recorded for 55 consecutive years since 1970.

The largest number (88%) of long-livers are women, with 87,784. According to the published data, the oldest person in Japan is 114-year-old Sigeko Kagawa, who lives in Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture.

The oldest man is 111-year-old Mizuno Kiyoshi, who lives in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Shimane, Kochi and Tottori prefectures have the largest number of Japanese residents aged 100 years or more per 100,000 inhabitants.

In 2024, Japan set a world record for life expectancy among women for the 40th time - according to the country's Ministry of Health, the average life expectancy of Japanese women was 87.13 years.

Men's life expectancy reached 81.09 years, unchanged since 2023.

Japanese men ranked sixth in life expectancy, behind Sweden, Switzerland and Norway.