The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday.. The ...

Japan’s annual birth rates have dropped to a new record low as the country grapples with an aging and shrinking population. The country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday said that 686,061 babies ...

Japan's fertility rate also declined, falling to 1.15 expected births per woman—down from 1.2 in 2023. A rate of 2.1 is widely considered the replacement threshold for a stable population ...

The number of babies born in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time in 2024, prompting an intense search for solutions ...

TOKYO, June 4. /TASS/. Last year, the total number of births in Japan fell to its lowest level since 1899 when vital statistics were first recorded in the country: in 2024, the Japanese gave birth ...

Australia’s birth rate fell to 1.7 in 2001, only to bounce back to 2.0 in 2008. France’s rate followed a similar trajectory during the same period, as did Italy’s and Sweden’s.

Births in Japan fell to a record low last year, according to newly released government data, as the country faces a deepening demographic crisis. Newsweek has contacted the Japanese Foreign ...