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Japanese Americans (Japanese: 日系アメリカ人) are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in ranking to constitute the sixth largest Asian American group at around 1,469,637, including those of partial ancestry.
These trends resulted in the decline of Japan's population after reaching a peak of 128.1 million in October 2008. [6] In 2014, Japan's population was estimated to be 127 million. This figure is expected to shrink to 107 million (by 16%) by 2040 and to 97 million (by 24%) by 2050 if this current demographic trend continues. [7]
In 2014, 26% of Japan's population was estimated to be 65 years or older, [29] and the Health and Welfare Ministry has estimated that over-65s will account for 40% of the population by 2060. [33] The demographic shift in Japan's age profile has triggered concerns about the nation's economic future and the viability of its welfare state. [34]
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.
Japan's total population was 125.41 million, down just over half a million people from a year earlier, and there was a 10.7% jump in foreign residents with addresses registered in Japan, the ...
Japan’s population has been in decline for several years – at the last count in 2022, the population had shrunk by more than 800,000 since the previous year, to 125.4 million.
An abandoned house in Yubari district, Hokkaido: an area which has suffered sharp population decline. Though Japan's natural increase turned negative as early as 2005, [37] the 2010 census result figure was slightly higher, at just above 128 million, [38] than the 2005 census. Factors implicated in the puzzling figures were more Japanese ...
A recent US Census Bureau report projects the American population to reach a high of nearly 370 million in 2080 before beginning its historic downward turn which could spell a serious economic ...