TOKYO, May 06 (News On Japan) –
Japan’s baby inhabitants has declined for the forty fourth consecutive yr, reaching the bottom degree since comparable data started in 1950, in line with authorities estimates launched forward of Children’s Day on May fifth.
As of April 1st, the variety of kids underneath the age of 15 stood at 13.66 million, a drop of 350,000 from the earlier yr, in line with inhabitants statistics compiled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The complete consists of 6.99 million boys and 6.66 million women, with boys outnumbering women by 330,000.
Children now make up simply 11.1% of Japan’s complete inhabitants, marking the 51st consecutive yr of decline for the reason that second child increase period and setting a brand new report low for the ratio.
By prefecture, Okinawa had the very best proportion of kids at 15.8%, whereas Akita had the bottom at 8.8%.
Source: TBS