Society Japan’s population down to 87m by 2070

[thomas]

Here are the latest demographic stats, with new models predicting that Japan's population will shrink to 87 million by 2070. It is also estimated that about 10.8 per cent of all residents will be non-Japanese: some 9.39 million, including students and workers, expanding from 2.2 per cent in 2020.

The National Institute of Population and Security Research said those aged 65 or above in Japan are projected to hit 33.67 million in 2070 after peaking at 39.53 million in 2043. In 2070, they will comprise 38.7 percent of the population, resulting in ballooning social security costs. The health ministry's research body provides 50-year demographic forecasts approximately every five years based on public data such as censuses. The latest data will be used by the government to calculate the country's future pension payouts. The population, numbering 126.15 million as of 2020, is expected to fall under the 100 million threshold in 2056, it said.

Japan's population projected to shrink 30% to 87 mil. - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's population is expected to fall to 87 million by 2070, shrinking 30 percent from 2020, a government estimate showed Wednesday,

mainichi.jp

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

China is supposed to shrink pretty quickly in population, too. I think S. Korea is in the same boat, along with much of Western Europe.

On the bright side, people who are/were worried about global population should be happy that population patterns are shifting to less growth in many parts of the world.

 

[Grandpa Frank]

Maybe it's a good thing men can now have babies according to "woke" science.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Don't you mean "trans-men" can now have babies? I think that's right. It's hard to keep up with the new gender wars. The Battle of the Sexes used to be much simpler to comprehend than it is today, at least in the USA.

 

[Petaris]

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I remember that movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger was pregnant in it. I don't recall Danny DeVito being his "partner" though.... lol