Japan: life insurance coverage

In a survey conducted in Japan in 2022, around 79.8 percent of respondents reported being covered by life insurance. The highest ownership rate of life insurance in the surveyed period was recorded in 2019, at 82.1 percent.

Share of people with life insurance in Japan from 2001 to 2022

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2001 to 2022

Number of respondents

4,844 respondents

Age group

18-79 years*

Special properties

interviews and leaving method

Supplementary notes

*The age range of survey participants was 18 to 69 in previous surveys. Accordingly, the figure of 2022 is not comparable with figures of previous years. The source states that the share was 80.8 percent for the age range of previous years.

Sample size of previous surveys:

2019: n=4,014

2016: n=4,056

2013: n=4,043

2010: n=4,076

2007: n=4,059

2004: n=4,202

2001: n=4,197

The source used a stratified two-stage random sampling method.

The leaving method refers to dropping off and collecting questionnaires door-to-door.

Excluding annuity insurance, group insurance and property accumulation savings.

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