Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Divorce Rate data was reported at 1.700 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.730 % for 2016. Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Divorce Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 1.280 % from Dec 1947 (Median) to 2017, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.300 % in 2002 and a record low of 0.730 % in 1963. Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Per 1000: Divorce Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G005: Vital Statistics.

In 2024, Tokyo Prefecture registered **** new divorces per 1,000 inhabitants, up from **** divorces in the previous year. The divorce rate in the prefecture had shown a steady decrease until 2023.

Approximately ******* divorces were registered in Japan in 2024, down from around ******* divorces in 2015. The number of marriages in Japan also decreased considerably in the last decade.

Japan registered 1.55 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, an increase for the second consecutive year. The divorce rate was mostly on a downward trend in the past two decades.

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Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Divorces data was reported at 16,963.000 Person in Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 16,573.000 Person for Jun 2018. Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Divorces data is updated monthly, averaging 19,493.000 Person from Jan 1990 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 343 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,661.000 Person in Mar 2004 and a record low of 11,903.000 Person in Jan 1990. Vital Statistics: Japanese Only: Divorces data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G005: Vital Statistics.

The statistic depicts the average number of divorces per day in Japan from 1995 to 2016. In 2016, there were around *** divorce cases per day in Japan, representing a decrease compared to *** divorces per day in 2000.

The present article reported regional (prefecture-level) differences in individualism in Japan based on family structure in 2005, 2010 and 2015. Previous research calculated 2005 prefecture-level scores of individualism-collectivism in Japan by analyzing five validated indicators of individualism-collectivism (divorce rate, percentage of people living alone, percentage of elderly people aged over 65 living alone, percentage of nuclear family households, and percentage of three-generation households). However, only the scores for 2005 had been presented. The scores and their regional differences may have changed over time. Therefore, the current article calculated individualism scores for 2010 and 2015 following previous research. Analyses showed that the scores were stable over time, indicating that regional differences in individualism were maintained for this period. This report is useful for understanding regional differences in psychological phenomena and validating new indicators at the regional level.

人口数据统计：仅日本人：每千：离婚率在12-01-2017达1.700%，相较于12-01-2016的1.730%有所下降。人口数据统计：仅日本人：每千：离婚率数据按年更新，12-01-1947至12-01-2017期间平均值为1.280%，共71份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2002，达2.300%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1963，为0.730%。CEIC提供的人口数据统计：仅日本人：每千：离婚率数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于厚生労働省，数据归类于全球数据库的日本 – 表 JP.G005：人口数据统计。

IntroductionPrevious studies have shown that paternal absence leads to earlier pubertal timing among girls in high-income countries. Despite the low divorce rate in Japan, paternal separation is commonly seen due to a unique corporation system, tanshin funin, where employees relocate with their spouses and children. We examined paternal separation, including paternal absence (due to divorce or paternal death) and paternal tanshin funin, during early childhood as a predictor of earlier girl’s pubertal development, assessed as age at peak height velocity (PHV).MethodsThis study examined 15 214 girls from a longitudinal survey conducted in Japan from 2001 to 2016 by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Paternal separation was determined by the occurrence through annual surveys conducted at ages 0.5 to 4.5 years. Outcome was defined as age at PHV between ages 6 to 15 years. We conducted linear regression, adjusted for potential confounders and other covariates.ResultsContinuous father cohabitation was seen in 88.7% of households, while paternal separation was experienced 1-2, 3-4 and 5 times (always) among 7.4%, 2.8% and 1.1% of households, respectively. Girls who confronted continuous paternal separation (5 times) experienced 0.42 years earlier [95% confidence interval (CI): -0.75, -0.10] age at PHV compared to their peers who always lived with their fathers.ConclusionGirls who experienced paternal separation throughout ages 0.5 to 4.5 years experienced PHV earlier.

Japan registered 1.52 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, a slight increase from the after three consecutive years of decline. The divorce rate was mostly on a downward trend in the past two decades.

PERIOD: 1928-1938. NOTE: (This table does not include vital statistics that relate to foreigners only. (1) Includes gender unknown. (2) Figures for the South Pacific Mandate for 1929 and 1930 are for the period from October of the preceding year to September of that year. (3) Figures for marriages and divorces in the South Pacific Mandate are for islanders. (4) Figures for Kwantung Province include the South Manchurian Railway Zone until 1936.) (This table shows the numbers reported this year. ). SOURCE: [Survey by the Statistics Bureau, Imperial Cabinet; Statistics by government offices, overseas territories of Japan].