Daycare centers for children refer to the facilities established for performing child care for infants and toddlers. The fixed number of children per facility is set to more than 20 people; excluding “integrated centers for early childhood education and care.” Only centers for child nurseries approved by prefecture governors and mayors of designated cities and core cities are included according to the Child Welfare Act.
Values have been rounded. Figures prior to 2014 come from the previous reporting.
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Number of children at day care centers Japan 2005-2025
In 2025, there were around **** million infants enrolled in child day care centers in Japan, representing a continuous decline since 2015. The number of child day care centers in the country amounted to ****** facilities.
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Children and Families Agency (Japan). (August 28, 2025). Number of children enrolled at day care centers in Japan from 2005 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/
Children and Families Agency (Japan). "Number of children enrolled at day care centers in Japan from 2005 to 2025 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/
Children and Families Agency (Japan). (2025). Number of children enrolled at day care centers in Japan from 2005 to 2025 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/
Children and Families Agency (Japan). "Number of Children Enrolled at Day Care Centers in Japan from 2005 to 2025 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/
Children and Families Agency (Japan), Number of children enrolled at day care centers in Japan from 2005 to 2025 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/ (last visited May 08, 2026)
Number of children enrolled at day care centers in Japan from 2005 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Children and Families Agency (Japan), August 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033104/japan-child-nursery-center-enrolled-infant-number/
