Japan's total population declined for the 9th consecutive year Acceleration of decline Population estimation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Japan's total population declined for 9 consecutive years Acceleration of decline Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications population estimate April 14 18:22

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According to the population estimate released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the total population of Japan as of October 1, last year was 126,167,000, a decrease for the ninth consecutive year. Both the rate of decline and the rate of decline have reached record highs, indicating that the population is declining further.

According to the population estimate as of October 1, last year, announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the total population of Japan, including foreigners, was 126,167,000, 276,000 more than the previous year, or 0.22% of the total. It has been reduced.

The total population of Japan peaked in 2008 and has been decreasing every year since 2011, making it the ninth consecutive year.

In addition, both the rate of decrease and the rate of decrease have reached record highs, indicating that the population is declining further.

By age group, the “working-age population” between the ages of 15 and 64 was 7,5072,000, accounting for 59.5% of the total population, the lowest ever.

The ratio of "working age population" peaked at 69.8% in 1992 and continues to decline.

In addition, the population aged 65 and over was 35,885,000, which was the highest ever at 28.4% of the total population, while the population under 15 was 15.21 million, the lowest ever at 12.1%. It is a form where the labor shortage has further advanced.

On the other hand, the number of foreigners staying in Japan for more than 3 months was 2,436,000, an increase of 211,000 from the previous year, the seventh consecutive year of increase.

Looking at the rate of change by prefecture, the population was declining in 40 prefectures, and the highest rate of decrease was 1.48% in Akita prefecture for the seventh consecutive year, followed by 1.31% in Aomori prefecture, Kochi prefecture and Yamagata prefecture. Is 1.15% and so on.

Conversely, it increased in seven prefectures, with the highest increase rate in Tokyo for the seventh consecutive year at 0.71%, followed by Okinawa prefecture at 0.39% and Saitama prefecture at 0.27%.