According to the latest estimate, the rate will fall further to 1.36 in 2070. However, Japan’s population decline is now expected to be less severe. The institute’s previous estimate was a ...

A Japanese expert on demographic trends and ageing society has warned that if the country’s birthrate continues its current decline, the nation will be left with only one child under the age of 14 by ...

The overall drop was the steepest decline recorded since 1968, when the government survey began, the ministry said. In contrast, Japan’s foreign population increased by a record 289,498 ...

2019 marks the end of the Heisei era in Japan ... population also began to shrink in 2010. The number of babies born in the country last year was almost 30 percent less than in 1989. The decline ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

Japan celebrated Children's Day on May ... the age of 15 has dropped to 14 million after a steady decline for 43 straight years. The graph above shows how this number has changed since 1980.

Population decline in India and China could reshape global power by 2100. Elon Musk calls it humanity's biggest challenge.

Japan reported ... The latest data shows the decline is only accelerating. Kato added that fewer births and the resultant increased burden on the working-age population to support the social ...

Elon Musk warns that population collapse is a significant threat to humanity. He highlights falling fertility rates and aging ...