The country reported a decline in births for the 10th consecutive year, but an increase in marriages.

Japan's population dropped by more than 800,000 nationals in 2022, the 14th consecutive year of contraction the country has experienced. Japan's population has been in steady decline since 2008. And ...

Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as the country grapples with a demographic crisis underscored by falling birth ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to ...

Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries. As of January 1 this ...

Each spring, as reliably as the changing of the seasons, Japan releases grim new population data that prompts handwringing in the press and vows by politicians to address the country’s demographic ...

The population of Japan went down by more than 900,000 people in 2024, an all-time high since records began in 1968, according to official data. This is the 16th straight year in which the Japanese ...