Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.

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 to a record low of 720,988 in 2024 for a ... News this week that South Korea's fertility rate rose to 0.75 in 2024 from 0.72 in 2023 suggested the ...

In the eastern hemisphere, Japan faces a similar problem. Japan’s fertility rate hit an all-time low of approximately 1.3 children per woman in 2005. Acknowledging the demographic and economic ...

Japan saw record 1.6 ... of rising fertility rate for the first time in nine years on Wednesday. It was the glimmer of hope for the country which has the world’s lowest birth rate.

The country's fertility rate—the average number of births per woman—fell to a record-low 1.2 last year, far below the 2.1 replacement rate needed to maintain the population.

With fertility rates dropping below replacement level, Kashmir may be headed toward the same demographic crisis Japan is ...

Canada’s fertility rate is at 1.3, according to World Bank Data. Any countries around Europe and Asia have rates that are even lower, including Italy (1.2), Spain (1.1), Japan ...

As the Trump administration floats potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth rate, experts tell PBS News that increasing a country’s birth rate is a heavy lift — if it’s possible at all.