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An expansion of immigration is often rejected as a solution to population decline by Japan's political leaders and people for reasons including the fear of foreign crime and a desire to preserve cultural traditions. [106] Japan's elderly percentage, in comparison with the U.S., 1990 to 2008
The demographic crisis has become one of Japan’s most pressing issues, with multiple governments failing to reverse the double blow of a falling fertility rate and swelling elderly population.
In 2014, 26% of Japan's population was estimated to be 65 years or older, [33] and the Health and Welfare Ministry has estimated that over-65s will account for 40% of the population by 2060. [34] The demographic shift in Japan's age profile has triggered concerns about the nation's economic future and the viability of its welfare state. [35]
Japan's population declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record drop, while its number of foreign residents hit a new high, reaching almost 3 million people, according to ...
The UN projects that Japan's population decline will accelerate to about −0.7% per year in the 2040–2045 time period. [20] This means that for Japan's GDP to grow during that period, per capita GDP growth must be greater than 0.7% per year.
Japan's birth rate has been declining for years. (Buddhika Weerasinghe—Getty Images) Japan is facing a population crisis—so Tokyo, its largest city, will try to solve the problem with ...
Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries.
Its first major solution was an urging of the Japanese government to make contraception available, emphasising that abortion was not the best solution. [1] In 1996, the Institute of Population Problems merged with the Social Development Research Institute to form the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. [2]