FY2023 Social Security Cost Statistics - Social security costs decreased from the previous year due to reduction in COVID-19 countermeasure-related expenses

The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research published FY2023 social security cost statistics on July 29, 2025. These statistics are important government statistics that organize the cost structure and funding composition of Japan's entire social security system in internationally comparable format, compiled based on three international standards: OECD, ILO, and EU standards. The most notable point in this statistics is the significant reduction in social security costs from the previous year due to substantial shrinkage of COVID-19 countermeasure-related expenses.