Born in 1973: your generation in Japan
- Age in 2026
- 53
- People this age
- 2 million
- Rank among 101 ages
- #2
- Turns 65 in
- 2038
- Workers per retiree in 2038
- 1.7
The 2026 population pyramid of Japan; the highlighted row is the 1973 cohort.
This generation, then and now
People born in 1973 in Japan are 53 years old in 2026. There are about 2 million of them, the 2nd most numerous single year of age out of 101.
The cohort started at about 2.2 million (children aged 0 at the beginning of 1974). Babies born around 2026 number about 750,581, 35% of that.
This cohort turns 65 in 2038. Japan is then projected to have 113.8 million people, 33.9% of them aged 65 or over, with 1.7 people of working age (15–64) per person aged 65+, compared with 2.0 in 2026.
Following the cohort over time, it is projected to number about 0 in 2073 (age 100), from 2.1 million at the start; deaths and migration change the count each year.
Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.
How the cohort changes over time
People of this cohort each year from birth to age 100. In countries with much immigration the cohort can grow for a while.