Japan News / Population crisis in Japan, population decline recorded for 15 consecutive years; What do the figures say

Japan News: According to the data released by the Japanese government, the country's total population has declined for the 15th consecutive year. According to the data, the population has decreased by more than five lakhs because the number of elderly people in the population is the highest, along with this the birth rate remains low. Last year, the lowest number of only 7,30,000 children were born in Japan, while 15.8 lakh people died during this period. According to the data, the total population of Japan on January 1 was 12.49 crores.

Number of foreign residents increased

According to the data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with an increase of 11 percent in the number of foreign residents, their population in the country has exceeded 30 lakhs for the first time. The share of people of foreign origin in the country's population has increased to three percent and most of them are between 15 and 64 years of age which is the working age. According to surveys, young Japanese are becoming reluctant to get married or have children as they are discouraged by low job prospects, high cost of living, gender-discriminatory corporate practices that only burden women and working mothers.

Government steps

The government has set aside US$34 billion in the 2024 budget to encourage young couples to have more children. The report estimates that Japan's population will decline by about 30 percent to 87 million by 2070 and at that time four out of every 10 people will be 65 years or older.