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Japan's Birth Rate Plummets to Historic Lows by 2025

12/29/2025

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Japan's 2025 birth rate is projected below 670,000, the lowest since 1899.
That projection trails the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research's forecast of 749,000.
About 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, classifying it as 'super-aged'.
Rising living costs, stagnant wages, and changing attitudes toward parenthood drive the decline.
Sanae Takaichi (Prime Minister) has labeled the crisis Japan's 'biggest problem' and created Population Strategy Headquarters.

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Story summary

Japan's 2025 birth rate is projected below 670,000, the lowest since 1899.
That projection trails the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research's forecast of 749,000.
About 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, classifying it as 'super-aged'.
Rising living costs, stagnant wages, and changing attitudes toward parenthood drive the decline.
Sanae Takaichi (Prime Minister) has labeled the crisis Japan's 'biggest problem' and created Population Strategy Headquarters.