China News Service, December 28. According to a report by Japan’s "Oriental Newspaper" on the 28th, the latest statistics show that Japan’s birth population in 2020 is approximately 848,000, a decrease of approximately 17,000 compared with 2019 to 1,899. The lowest in history since the statistics were available
According to reports, at the same time, affected by the new crown epidemic, the number of pregnancies in Japan in 2020 will also decrease compared to 2019. It is estimated that the birth population in Japan will drop below 800,000 in 2021, setting a new low again.
According to reports, Japan’s birth population has been on a decreasing trend since the second “baby boom” in the early 1970s.
The annual birth population fell below 1 million for the first time in 2016, and fell below 900,000 in 2018.
According to the report, the rate of decrease of newborns in Japan has exceeded the forecast of the authorities, and the country’s declining birthrate is becoming increasingly serious.