In the "White Paper on Countermeasures against the Declining Birthrate" decided by the government on the 11th, a person who answered "I think so" in an international survey asking if he thinks it is a country where it is easy to have and raise children, said that Japan It is introduced that it is 38%, which is lower than that of France.

This year's White Paper on Countermeasures against the Declining Birthrate is an international survey on the declining birthrate society conducted last year for the first time in five years, targeting men and women between the ages of 20 and 49 in four countries: Japan, France, Germany, and Sweden. The result of is introduced.



When asked "Do you think it is a country where it is easy to have and raise children?", The total of those who answered "I think so" and "I think so"


are ▽ Sweden 97%,


▽ France 82. %,


▽ Germany was 77%, while


▽ Japan was only 38%.



In addition, when the number of people who answered "only my wife" and "mainly my wife" about raising children before entering elementary school,


▽ Sweden 4%,


▽ Germany 35%,


▽ France 37% On the other hand,


▽ Japan is only 58%, which is more than half.



The Cabinet Office says, "Behind the awareness that it is difficult to raise children, there are multiple problems such as the work environment and the burden of raising children. I would like to work on improving the environment, including financial support."