According to the latest estimate, the rate will fall further to 1.36 in 2070. However, Japan’s population decline is now expected to be less severe. The institute’s previous estimate was a ...

National data also shows 29.1% of the 125 million population is aged 65 or older- a record. Japan has one of the lowest birth-rates in the world and has long struggled with how to provide for its ...

Last year, the population of women in their 20s fell by over three percent in 13 of Japan's 47 regions, while for men that age, just three regions saw the same decline, data from NLI Research ...