According to the new 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. Apart from this, the birth rate has also decreased. Last year, only 7 lakh 30 thousand 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.
Foreign population will increase in Japan
According to data released by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs, the number of foreign residents increased by 11 percent, taking the country's population to more than 3 million 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 of working age. Surveys show that young Japanese are discouraged from getting married or having children. Because, due to many issues like less job opportunities and rising cost of living, gender discrimination, corporate work style, young Japanese are staying away from marriage. Apart from this, girls are not getting married or they want to stay away from all this. Due to which the population of children in Japan is not increasing. Due to which the government here has been overturned.
The government took steps
The Japanese government has set aside US$34 billion in its 2024 budget to encourage young couples to have more children. The report estimates that Japan's population will fall by about 30 percent to 8.7 million by 2027. At this time, four out of every 10 people will be 65 years or older.