A group such as the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research has summarized the estimation results that the total number of marriages in Japan may have decreased by about 110,000 in the last two years due to the influence of the new coronavirus. rice field.
The results of this estimation were compiled by a group of postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Asako Chiba of the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research.
The group analyzed changes in the number of domestic marriages over the 10 years up to 2019, and estimated how many marriages would have been last year if there were no effects of the new coronavirus.
And, as a result of comparing with the number actually reported, it was estimated to be about 576,000 without the new corona, but it is actually about 526,000, and last year it was estimated without the new corona. In fact, it was about 502,000 cases, compared to about 564,000 cases, and it seems that the total number of cases has decreased by about 113,000 cases in two years.
The impact could reduce the number of children born in the future by 150,000 to 200,000.
Postdoctoral Fellow Chiba said, "It is thought that the factors are that important decisions have not been made due to the spread of infection and that the number of encounters has decreased. Long-term implications should be considered, and policies from both perspectives are required. "