Dangerous Trends in Japanese Demographics

Of October 1, the population of Japan, including foreigners living in the country, amounted to 124,352,000 people; it decreased by almost 600 thousand over the year. The decline has continued for 13 years in a row, a government report says.

If we talk about the citizens of Japan, then their numbers are eaten up even faster — from 837 thousand to almost 121.2 million people per year. This is the largest expenditure since such statistics have been kept since 1950.

At the same time, the number of foreigners in Japan increased during the same time by 243 thousand people and reached 3.16 million. This concept includes all foreign citizens who have lived in the country for more than 90 consecutive days. According to forecasts, the number of foreigners will grow steadily — there is nowhere to go, there are not enough workers.

The army of people over the age of 75 has also increased — by 713 thousand, which for the first time in the history of the country exceeded the 20 million mark. At the same time, the number of children in the zero to 14 year old category continued to decline, falling by 329,000 to just over 14 million, or about 11.4 percent of the population. In other words, the increase in children’s investments and the Japanese government are in no way capable of reversing this trend.

If current trends continue, Japan’s population will decline to 100 million by 2053.