东京——最新的普查数据显示，日本几乎每个都道府县的老年居民数量都多于幼儿，这是该国人口老龄化的又一个迹象。
TOKYO -- Almost every prefecture of Japan is home to more elderly residents than young children, the latest census data show, in another sign of the country's graying population.
2025年，在日本47个都道府县中，有46个地区的75岁及以上人口比例超过了15岁及以下人口，冲绳县是唯一的例外。
In 2025, people aged 75 or older accounted for a larger proportion of the population than those aged 15 or younger in 46 out of Japan's 47 prefectures, with Okinawa the sole exception.
*与2020年的上一次普查相比，包括冲绳在内的所有都道府县的儿童比例均有所下降。总体而言，儿童占总人口的10.9%，比2020年下降1.1个百分点，创下历史新低。在2030年的下一次普查中，这一比例可能会跌破10%。
The proportion of children declined in all prefectures, including Okinawa, compared with the previous census in 2020. Overall, they made up 10.9% of the population, down 1.1 percentage point from 2020 to hit a record low. This could fall below 10% in the next census in 2030.
与此同时，老年人口占总人口的17.2%，比2020年上升2.5个百分点。
Meanwhile, the elderly make up 17.2% of the population, up 2.5 points from 2020.
65岁及以上人口数量于2000年首次超过儿童。75岁及以上人口则在2015年超过了儿童。日本短期内似乎不太可能扭转出生率下降的趋势。
The population of people aged 65 and over first surpassed that of children in 2000. The 75-and-over demographic outstripped children in 2015. Japan looks unlikely to reverse its declining birth rates in the short term.
由于日本非婚生育率较低，婚姻趋势成为了解这些趋势的晴雨表。2025年，未婚男性比例为36.3%，女性为26.4%。与五年前相比，这两个数字分别上升了1.7个百分点和1.5个百分点。
Marriage trends serve as a barometer of those trends, since Japan has a low rate of births out of wedlock. The percentage of unmarried men stood at 36.3% in 2025, while the share among women was 26.4%. These figures climbed by 1.7 points and 1.5 points, respectively, compared to five years earlier.
晚婚现象也变得越来越普遍。在男性中，有配偶的比例从35至39岁年龄段开始超过未婚比例。女性的这一年龄段则为30至34岁。而在1995年，这些年龄段对于男性来说是30至34岁，对于女性则是25至29岁。
Late marriages are also becoming more common. Among men, the percentage with spouses begins to exceed the percentage of unmarried at the 35-to-39 age bracket. For women, the range is 30 to 34 years. In 1995, those age groups were 30 to 34 years for men, and 25 to 29 for women.