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    Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. A government official described the situation as critical and ...

  3. Japan's birth rate falls to a record low as the number of ...

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    The 727,277 babies born in Japan in 2023 were down 5.6% from the previous year, the ministry said — the lowest since Japan started compiling the statistics in 1899. Separately, the data shows that the number of marriages fell by 6% to 474,717 last year, something authorities say is a key reason for the declining birth rate.

  4. Japan's new births fall to record low in 2023 as demographic ...

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    TOKYO (Reuters) -The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task ...

  5. Japan birth rate hits record low amid concerns over shrinking ...

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    Japan’s birth rate declined for a seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low of 1.26, the Health Ministry said Friday, adding to a sense of urgency in a country where the government is ...

  6. Demographics of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The fertility rate among Japanese women was around 1.4 children per woman from 2010 to 2018. From then until 2022, the fertility rate further declined to 1.2. Apart from a small baby boom in the early 1970s, the crude birth rate in Japan has been declining since 1950; it reached its currently lowest point of 5.8 births per thousand people in 2023.

  7. Birth rate - Wikipedia

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    Japan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world with 8 per thousand people. [29] ... However, the UK record year for births and birth rate remains 1920 (when the ...

  8. Childbirth in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The rate of c-sections in Japan in 2005 was, according to one estimate, 17.4%. [23] Other reports suggest the rate is as low as 10% in some locations; nevertheless, rates between 10% and 20% reported throughout Japan are significantly lower than North America. [7]

  9. Japan's birth rate falls to a record low as the number of ...

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    The 727,277 babies born in Japan in 2023 were down 5.6% from the previous year, the ministry said — the lowest since Japan started compiling the statistics in 1899. Separately, the data shows that the number of marriages fell by 6% to 474,717 last year, something authorities say is a key reason for the declining birth rate.