Japan has witnessed its steepest population decline since word war II! Yes, I typed correctly, no typo mistake. Indians or people from other South East Asian countries might find it hard to believe, but population of Japan has has decreased for 3rd year in row!
According to report, the welfare ministry of Japan estimated 1,069,000 Japanese children were born in 2009 in Japan while while 1,144,000 died, so this is 75000 decrease! This is causing steep increase welfare cost in Japan!
As per report, by 2050, 40% of the total population in Japan will be over 65 years of age! Japan has the lowest number of children among 31 majorly developed countries in the world! This will cause a minority of the population working to provide for majority of the population in Japan.
Now, think about India! Major welfare schemes in India fail majorly due to population increase of very dense population. Every year, India is adding almost 1 crore population to itself with high MMR/IMR. Poverty, lack of education, corruption, infrastructure and almost all problems in India could be attributed to its vast and ever increasing population.
Here is the news about Japan :-
TOKYO: Japan’s population fell by an estimated 75,000 people in 2009, the biggest fall since World War II amid soaring elderly welfare costs, according to data released on Friday.
The welfare ministry estimated 1,069,000 Japanese citizens were born in 2009 on Japanese soil, while 1,144,000 died. It marked the third straight year of population decline for Japan, where many young people continue to defer starting a family. Source.
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