Japan's population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate continues to sink, according to government data released Wednesday.
The population stood at 124.49 million in 2022 -- representing a decline of 556,000 from the previous year, figures show.That figure represents both the natural change in population -- meaning deaths and births -- and the flow of people entering and exiting the country.
Japan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, as well as one of the highest life expectancies; in 2020, nearly one in 1,500 people in Japan were age 100 or older, according to government data. The situation is so dire that Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned lawmakers in January that the country is "on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions" due to the falling birth rate.
Previous similar initiatives, often carried out by local authorities, have so far failed to turn things around.
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