That was despite a 3 percent increase in the number of women aged between 15 and 49 - when most births occur.
This combination - fewer births and more women of child-bearing age - resulted in a record-low fertility rate of 1.56 births per woman.
The total fertility rate has been below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman since 2013.
It’s been fascinating to see this global trend take hold. The ramifications will be interesting to say the least.
Almost like you make it unbearable for the poor to have children. The ones that tend to have more rather than less.
Korea and Japan finding out what happens when replacement levels drop off the graph
From what I understand Japan has some of the highest health outcomes in the world and has a very high standard of living.
I don’t think South Korea is not far behind them either.
The thing isn’t health outcomes, it’s the significant societal and economic problems happening and on the horizon that is the worry.
What societal problems?
What societal problems has the aging population has caused in Japan right now?
Did you read the article?
I don’t get what your point is. Are you trying to argue that a rapidly ageing population will cause no problems?
It will not cause a major problem.
Certainly nothing can’t be solved by importing immigrants.
Certainly not more problems than somehow forcing people to have more kids.
Doesn’t Japan have a working culture that glorifies long working hours and dedication to work, leaving little to no time for socialising and relationships? or has that changed in the last few years?
I don’t know. The Japanese people I have met seem pretty well adjusted to me.
I think my info might be outdated, it seems like they’ve been working on changing it. According to Wikipedia their average annual working hours is less then us.
I have friends in Japan. The value given does not accurately reflect actual hours worked. There is a culture of long unpaid overtime hours, after hours social gatherings and more. They are not the worst, and they are trying to improve it, but it is still pretty bad.
