There were less than 900,000 births this year in the country - the lowest amount since the beginning of the 19th century surveys
Rare appearance. Japanese baby // Photo: GetttyImages
The sun sets on the rising sun country: The Japanese government released its 2019 demographic this morning (Tuesday), and data continue to point to a familiar but alarming trend. According to government figures in Tokyo, less than 900,000 new babies were born in the island state in 2019, the lowest amount since the survey began in 1899, and the first time the figure has dropped below 900,000 births ever.
An increase was also recorded in deaths in the country, which bypassed the country's birth rate by 512,000, and for the first time topped the half million. The figures released by the government came despite efforts by Japan to change the trend of reducing births in the aging country, and this is largely a slippery slope because as Japan's population ages, the number of young people aged in families is also declining.
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It should be noted that the aging population in Japan is increasing the burden on the country's pension and social security systems, which should finance a less productive and sicker population, relying on fewer and fewer working hands.
