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Nearly a million more deaths than births in Japan last year
It’s not just South Korea that is facing a population crisis. 50 years ago, Japan’s population was 112 million, and it increased to 127 million in the millennium year, including 840,000 and 1.3 million foreigners, respectively. Now, the total population has declined to 124 million this year, including 3.6 million foreigners, representing nearly 3% of the population. In the last three years, over 1.5 million Japanese died while only 810,000, 770,000, and 686,000 Japanese were born in the same years, meaning more than two people died for every newborn recently. In the meantime, around 30% of the population, or around 36 million, is 65 years or older. The declining birth rate and aging population are putting pressure on pension and health care systems. The government is encouraging senior citizens to work more and put off their state pension, while adding measures to help young people start their families. The good news is that the number of foreign residents has increased by around 300,000 in each of the last three years, many of whom take jobs that are unpopular with the Japanese, earn and spend money, and pay taxes. Many businesses are already relying on foreign workers, including healthcare, services, construction, and even manufacturing. In the near future, the number of new foreign residents may outnumber Japanese newborns.
Read the article and learn how seriously Japan is losing its population.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74dnzr4jdvo
Nearly a million more deaths than births in Japan last year
It’s not just South Korea that is facing a population crisis. 50 years ago, Japan’s population was 112 million, and it increased to 127 million in the millennium year, including 840,000 and 1.3 million foreigners, respectively. Now, the total population has declined to 124 million this year, including 3.6 million foreigners, representing nearly 3% of the population. In the last three years, over 1.5 million Japanese died while only 810,000, 770,000, and 686,000 Japanese were born in the same years, meaning more than two people died for every newborn recently. In the meantime, around 30% of the population, or around 36 million, is 65 years or older. The declining birth rate and aging population are putting pressure on pension and health care systems. The government is encouraging senior citizens to work more and put off their state pension, while adding measures to help young people start their families. The good news is that the number of foreign residents has increased by around 300,000 in each of the last three years, many of whom take jobs that are unpopular with the Japanese, earn and spend money, and pay taxes. Many businesses are already relying on foreign workers, including healthcare, services, construction, and even manufacturing. In the near future, the number of new foreign residents may outnumber Japanese newborns.
Read the article and learn how seriously Japan is losing its population.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74dnzr4jdvo
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