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Japan Population and Housing Census 2015

General Info

Original or alternative title 
平成27年国勢調査
Provider 
Statistics Bureau (Japan)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Japan (JPN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
January, 2015 - December, 2015
Data type
Census: Household - Nationally representative
Summary 

The Japan Population and Housing Census 2015 covered topics of employment, household size, migration, and housing conditions. As of October 1, 2015, the total population of Japan was 127,094,745. Large-scale censuses are conducted every ten years in Japan, and simplified censuses (like the 2015 census) occur every 5 years after a large-scale census.

 

Keywords 
Birth place, Domestic migration, Education access, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Housing, Institutionalized population, International migration, Marital status, Population, School enrollment

Citation

Contributors 
Statistics Bureau (Japan)
Suggested citation 
Statistics Bureau (Japan). Japan Population and Housing Census 2015.
Source URL:https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/japan-population-and-housing-census-2015