In 20 18, the total population of Japan was 65,438+26,440,000, which was roughly the same as that of 20 years ago. 1997, the proportion of people over 65 years old in Japan's total population exceeded 0~ 14 years old. In 20 15 years, the population over 75 years old in Japan accounted for more than 0~ 14 years old, and there was a phenomenon of declining birthrate and aging in Japan.

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According to the data released by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in 20021year1month, the number of people born in Japan in 2020 is about 848,000, which is about170,000 less than that in 20 19, which is the lowest in history since statistics were available.

After World War II, there were two peaks in the birth population in Japan. The first baby boom appeared in 1947~ 1949. During this period, the number of births in Japan was 2.5 million per year; The second "baby boom" appeared in 197 1~ 1974, during which more than 2 million babies were born every year.

Since then, the number of newborns in Japan has been decreasing every year. The population born in 2065.438+06 fell below 654.38+0000 for the first time, and then continued to decline year by year. Among them, it fell below 900,000 in 20 18; 20 19 years is about 880 thousand.