Chapter 1

POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS

　

1.　POPULATION

　

Table 1　Population by Age and Its Growth Rates: 1920-1998

¹⁾ Including age unknown.

²⁾ Excluding Okinawa Prefecture.

³⁾ Geometric mean.

⁴⁾ Between 1945 and 1950, calculated, excluding Okinawa Prefecture.

Source: Statistics Bureau, Management and Coordination Agency, Population Census of Japan. Various Years; and Population Estimates, Various Years.

　

Table 2　Selected Index of Population: 1920-1998

See footnote in Table 1.

Source: Statistics Bureau, Management and Coordination Agency, Population Census of Japan, Various Years and Population Estimates, Various Years.

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