Ministry of General Affairs of Japan: The Japanese population has grown negatively for 13 consecutive years, and only the increase in the population of Okinawa

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) website reported on the 9th that the dynamic survey results announced by the General Affairs of Japan on the same day showed that as of January 1 this year, the total population of Japan was about 123 million, a year -on -year decrease of nearly 62Thousands of people have a negative growth for 13 consecutive years.At the same time, the number of population in Tokyo has fallen for the first time in 26 years.In the past year, the number of people born in Japan has fallen to about 810,000 people, while the number of deaths has risen to approximately 1.44 million.In addition, the proportion of people over the age of 65 or above in Japan increased to 29%, setting the highest record since 1994.

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According to the "Asahi Shimbun", among the 47 Udao County in Japan, only the population in Okinawa Prefecture has increased, and the population of other Daofu County has decreased to varying degrees.It is reported that the decrease in population of major cities such as Tokyo is related to the epidemic of new crown pneumonia.At the same time, the Japanese population is mainly concentrated in Tokyo, and no significant changes have occurred.(Li Xiao)

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