Japan sees record share of caregivers, care recipients aged 75 or older

TOKYO - In a record 37.1 percent of Japanese households providing care at home, both the care recipient and primary caregiver were aged 75 or older in 2025, government data showed Wednesday, as the country's population continues to age.

The figure rose 1.4 percentage points from the previous survey in 2022 and was nearly double the 18.7 percent reported in 2001, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's survey on people's lives.