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

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