TOKYO — In Japan, the average age of taxi drivers was 59.9 years old in 2018, the highest among a survey of 129 types of occupation, while the average age of male taxi drivers topped 60 for the first time. These figures are partly due to a lack of young people who want to become taxi drivers, as a result of the low wages involved. Watchmen had the second highest average age at 59.6, followed by college and university professors at 57.3. Including female drivers, who account for about 3% of the total, the average age of taxi drivers was the highest among all occupation types. To prevent some areas from having no taxis, we want to secure sufficient taxi drivers,” a prefectural government official said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 01, 2020 02:37 UTC