Reality of the island

Population

1980 2010 2014
over65yrs 220 329 307 Rate of the elderly
45.7%
15〜64yrs 760 335 311
0〜14yrs 213 53 54

Industry

●Fishing(Private management、less than 5t)・・・income: less than 1,000,000 yen

●Agriculture(sugar cane、vegetables)
・・・income: less than 1,000,000 yen
Almost all workers are the elderly

●Others・・・Younger people work for construction in Miyako island though most of them are non-regular workers.

In senior citizens, most people live alone and get some support services or live with only their partner

Population aging with low birth rate is advancing. So Tumuchai don’t work well