China News Service, February 25. According to Japanese media news, statistics from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare show that the number of babies born in Japan in 2021 will be 842,000, a decrease of 29,786 from the previous year and a record low for six consecutive years.
Meanwhile, the death toll reached a postwar high of 1.452 million.
The number of registered marriages was 514,000, a decrease of 23,000 year-on-year, the lowest after the war.
According to the report, Japan's population has naturally decreased by more than 600,000 people, the largest decline.
The declining birthrate and population decline continue, and the maintenance of the social security system is also in jeopardy.
In addition, it is necessary to expand aid to deal with the economic situation and life changes caused by the new crown epidemic.
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare pointed out that 2020 is a period when the new crown epidemic begins to spread, and many people may not have the will to conceive and have children because of their anxiety about the prospect; in addition, the increase in the number of deaths can also be seen. The impact of the expansion of the epidemic.