The number of people aged 75 or above grew by 700,000 to 20,777,000, accounting for a record 16.8 per cent of the entire population, the government said on Monday. About 29.3 per cent of Japan's ...

Japan's population fell by a record 898 000 in 2024, marking its largest drop since 1950. Declining birth rates and changing values have led to fewer marriages, fewer children, and a shrinking ...

Japan’s population peaked in 2008 and has been in steady decline since. While Tokyo and Saitama were the only prefectures to record population growth, 45 others—including Akita, which posted ...

The country's population shrank by nearly 900,000 people in the year leading up to October 1, according to statistics released Monday by Japan's internal affairs ministry. Japan's fertility rate ...

ANKARA – Japan's already dwindling population has posted its largest annual decline on record, falling by 898,000 people as ...

Japan's total population declined for the 14th straight year in 2024, with the percentage of those age 65 and older hitting a record 29.3%, according to internal affairs ministry data released Monday.

Japan's population fell to a record low in 2024 following a steep decline in the birth rate, according to government data. The population of the world's fourth-largest economy fell to 120.3 ...

For the fourteenth year running, Japan's population has slumped to a record low. The non-foreign population dropped by nearly 900,000 — an unprecedented fall. https ...