TOKYO—Japan’s total population declined for the 15th straight year in 2023, dropping by more than a half-million people as the population ages and births remain low. Births in Japan hit a record low of 730,000 last year. The 1.58 million deaths last year were also a record high.
People holding parasols sit on the bench under an intense sun at a park in Tokyo on July 8, 2024. Japan’s total population marked the 15th straight year of decline, according to government data released Wednesday, July 24.
Births in Japan hit a record low of 730,000 last year. The 1.58 million deaths last year were also a record high. Japan’s population was 124.9 million as of January 1. Surveys show that younger Japanese are increasingly reluctant to marry or have children, discouraged by bleak job prospects, the high cost of living—which rises at a faster pace than salaries—and a gender-biased corporate culture that adds a burden only on women and working mothers.
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