TOKYO, Apr 13 (News On Japan) –
Japan’s whole inhabitants was 124,352,000 as of October 1, 2023, marking a lower of 595,000 from the earlier 12 months, a decline equal to dropping all the inhabitants of Tottori Prefecture, in accordance with estimates by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
While the Japanese inhabitants decreased by 837,000, overseas residents elevated by 243,000.
Tokyo was the one prefecture to see a inhabitants enhance.
In phrases of age demographics, the inhabitants underneath 15 years outdated hit a document low at 11.4%, whereas the inhabitants aged 75 and older exceeded 20 million for the primary time, reaching a document excessive of 16.1%.
Source: FNN