Japan’s birth rate falls for ninth consecutive year to hit record low
The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth straight year to a record low, according to health ministry data.
The faster-than-predicted decline suggests government measures have not effectively addressed the country’s fast-ageing and declining population.
The 720,998 babies born in Japan in 2024 was Спад от 5% по отношение на миналата година, съгласно Министерството на здравеопазването и благосъстоянието. It was the lowest number of births since Japan started recording the statistics in 1899.
“We believe the declining births has not been effectively controlled, ” chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters, adding that the government will steadily pursue expanded childcare programmes and subsidies for child-rearing households.
The Резултатът, който включва бебета с непознато народност, родени в Япония, е 15 години преди прогнозата за постигане на това равнище.
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