TOKYO, June 2 (Xinhua) — Japan’s fertility fell to a document low of 1.26 in 2022, declining for the seventh consecutive yr, authorities information confirmed Friday.
According to information launched by the well being ministry, the common variety of youngsters born per girl throughout her lifetime was 1.26 final yr, down 0.05 factors from the ultimate determine for 2021 and on par with a document low marked in 2005.
By prefecture, Tokyo had the bottom fertility fee at 1.04, adopted by Miyagi at 1.09 and Hokkaido at 1.12, whereas Okinawa reported the very best fertility fee at 1.70, adopted by 1.63 in Miyazaki and 1.6 in Tottori.
The variety of infants born in 2022 was additionally a document low at 770,747, down 40,875 from the yr earlier than, marking the primary time the quantity dipped beneath 800,000.
The newest statistics come a day after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida launched a draft plan to spice up “unparalleled” child-rearing help in a bid to reverse the nation’s falling birthrate, which features a plan to begin providing youngster allowance to all households with youngsters, no matter revenue, from fiscal 2024.