1
Reply of the Government of Japan
to the list of issues
relating to the second periodic report of Japan
of the Convention of the Rights of the Child
Government of Japan
January 2004
2
A. Data and statistics
1. Please provide disaggregated data (by gender, age groups,
minority and ethnic groups, urban and rural
areas) for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 on the number and
proportion of children under 18 living in the
State party.
Population
of children under the age of 18 (As of October 1, 2000)
|
|
Total |
Japanese |
Non-Japanese |
||||||
|
|
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
Both sexes |
Male |
Female |
|
All ages |
126'925'843 |
62'110'764 |
64'815'079 |
125'386'737 |
61'341'527 |
64'045'210 |
1'539'106 |
769'237 |
769'869 |
|
Child population |
|||||||||
|
0 |
1'171'652 |
600'466 |
571'186 |
1'160'750 |
594'995 |
565'755 |
10'902 |
5'471 |
5'431 |
|
1 |
1'166'160 |
596'910 |
569'250 |
1'155'107 |
591'236 |
563'871 |
11'053 |
5'674 |
5'379 |
|
2 |
1'192'157 |
610'326 |
581'831 |
1'180'836 |
604'562 |
576'274 |
11'321 |
5'764 |
5'557 |
|
3 |
1'189'303 |
607'950 |
581'353 |
1'178'398 |
602'338 |
576'060 |
10'905 |
5'612 |
5'293 |
|
4 |
1'184'826 |
606'869 |
577'957 |
1'174'289 |
601'435 |
572'854 |
10'537 |
5'434 |
5'103 |
|
5 |
1'204'133 |
615'685 |
588'448 |
1'193'690 |
610'395 |
583'295 |
10'443 |
5'290 |
5'153 |
|
6 |
1'207'742 |
618'234 |
589'508 |
1'198'107 |
613'368 |
584'739 |
9'635 |
4'866 |
4'769 |
|
7 |
1'188'966 |
608'946 |
580'020 |
1'179'758 |
604'179 |
575'579 |
9'208 |
4'767 |
4'441 |
|
8 |
1'210'282 |
620'484 |
589'798 |
1'201'297 |
615'909 |
585'388 |
8'985 |
4'575 |
4'410 |
|
9 |
1'210'666 |
620'082 |
590'584 |
1'201'340 |
615'366 |
585'974 |
9'326 |
4'716 |
4'610 |
|
10 |
1'239'516 |
634'159 |
605'357 |
1'229'381 |
629'032 |
600'349 |
10'135 |
5'127 |
5'008 |
|
11 |
1'262'345 |
646'345 |
616'000 |
1'252'229 |
641'247 |
610'982 |
10'116 |
5'098 |
5'018 |
|
12 |
1'314'403 |
673'706 |
640'697 |
1'304'101 |
668'413 |
635'688 |
10'302 |
5'293 |
5'009 |
|
13 |
1'352'506 |
692'224 |
660'282 |
1'342'376 |
687'133 |
655'243 |
10'130 |
5'091 |
5'039 |
|
14 |
1'377'842 |
706'716 |
671'126 |
1'367'649 |
701'545 |
666'104 |
10'193 |
5'171 |
5'022 |
|
15 |
1'442'928 |
738'536 |
704'392 |
1'432'055 |
733'084 |
698'971 |
10'873 |
5'452 |
5'421 |
|
16 |
1'494'054 |
765'613 |
728'441 |
1'481'874 |
759'363 |
722'511 |
12'180 |
6'250 |
5'930 |
|
17 |
1'509'872 |
772'956 |
736'916 |
1'497'017 |
766'390 |
730'627 |
12'855 |
6'566 |
6'289 |
|
0-17 years old |
22'919'353 |
11'736'207 |
11'183'146 |
22'730'254 |
11'639'990 |
11'090'264 |
189'099 |
96'217 |
92'882 |
Population of children under the age of 18 (As of October 1, 2000)
Total population Non-Japanese population Japanese population
?Total population? (Unit: No. of people)
Urban Population Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both
sexes Male Female
All ages 99'865'289 49'005'691 50'859'598 98'494'531 48'314'475 50'180'056
1'370'758 691'216 679'542
Child Population
??? 0 946'482 485'130 461'352 936'801 480'286 456'515 9'681 4'844 4'837
??? 1 937'806 479'948 457'858 928'001 474'925 453'076 9'805 5'023 4'782
??? 2 953'214 487'994 465'220 943'206 482'898 460'308 10'008 5'096 4'912
??? 3 944'534 483'238 461'296 934'879 478'273 456'606 9'655 4'965 4'690
??? 4 936'170 479'250 456'920 926'797 474'411 452'386 9'373 4'839 4'534
??? 5 946'500 484'245 462'255 937'199 479'550 457'649 9'301 4'695 4'606
??? 6 944'926 483'916 461'010 936'261 479'533 456'728 8'665 4'383 4'282
??? 7 924'215 472'975 451'240 915'902 468'678 447'224 8'313 4'297 4'016
??? 8 936'692 479'941 456'751 928'613 475'790 452'823 8'079 4'151 3'928
??? 9 934'233 478'611 455'622 925'855 474'403 451'452 8'378 4'208 4'170
??? 10 952'693 487'657 465'036 943'589 483'046 460'543 9'104 4'611 4'493
??? 11 965'508 494'186 471'322 956'436 489'615 466'821 9'072 4'571 4'501
??? 12 1'004'034 514'358 489'676 994'847 509'636 485'211 9'187 4'722
4'465
??? 13 1'030'035 527'285 502'750 1'020'981 522'735 498'246 9'054 4'550
4'504
??? 14 1'048'286 537'310 510'976 1'039'138 532'671 506'467 9'148 4'639
4'509
??? 15 1'099'162 562'175 536'987 1'089'400 557'276 532'124 9'762 4'899
4'863
??? 16 1'143'299 586'311 556'988 1'132'406 580'740 551'666 10'893 5'571
5'322
??? 17 1'156'082 592'137 563'945 1'144'669 586'331 558'338 11'413 5'806
5'607
0-17 years old 17'803'871 9'116'667 8'687'204 17'634'980 9'030'797
8'604'183 168'891 85'870 83'021
Total Population Total Population in Japan Total Population
outside Japan
?Urban Population? (Unit: No. of people)
3
? Rural Population?
Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male
Female
All ages 27'060'554 13'105'073 13'955'481 26'892'206 13'027'052 13'865'154
168'348 78'021 90'327
Child Population
??? 0 225'170 115'336 109'834 223'949 114'709 109'240 1'221 627 594
??? 1 228'354 116'962 111'392 227'106 116'311 110'795 1'248 651 597
??? 2 238'943 122'332 116'611 237'630 121'664 115'966 1'313 668 645
??? 3 244'769 124'712 120'057 243'519 124'065 119'454 1'250 647 603
??? 4 248'656 127'619 121'037 247'492 127'024 120'468 1'164 595 569
??? 5 257'633 131'440 126'193 256'491 130'845 125'646 1'142 595 547
??? 6 262'816 134'318 128'498 261'846 133'835 128'011 970 483 487
??? 7 264'751 135'971 128'780 263'856 135'501 128'355 895 470 425
??? 8 273'590 140'543 133'047 272'684 140'119 132'565 906 424 482
??? 9 276'433 141'471 134'962 275'485 140'963 134'522 948 508 440
??? 10 286'823 146'502 140'321 285'792 145'986 139'806 1'031 516 515
??? 11 296'837 152'159 144'678 295'793 151'632 144'161 1'044 527 517
??? 12 310'369 159'348 151'021 309'254 158'777 150'477 1'115 571 544
??? 13 322'471 164'939 157'532 321'395 164'398 156'997 1'076 541 535
??? 14 329'556 169'406 160'150 328'511 168'874 159'637 1'045 532 513
??? 15 343'766 176'361 167'405 342'655 175'808 166'847 1'111 553 558
??? 16 350'755 179'302 171'453 349'468 178'623 170'845 1'287 679 608
??? 17 353'790 180'819 172'971 352'348 180'059 172'289 1'442 760 682
0-17 years old 5'115'482 2'619'540 2'495'942 5'095'274 2'609'193
2'486'081 20'208 10'347 9'861
Total Population Total Population in Japan
(Unit: No. of people)
Total Population outside Japan
Percentage of Total Child Population in Urban Areas 77.69%
Percentage of Total Child Population in Japan 0.83%
Note: The National Census is held once every five years in Japan.
Because 2000 was a census year detailed data exists
including data showing the percentage of children living in urban
areas.
Age Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male
Female
All ages 127'291 62'244 65'047 125'908 61'595 64'313 1'383 649 734
Child
Population
0 1'177 605 572 1'165 599 567 12 6 5