Japan births in 2024 fell below 700,000 for first time: govt
A seven-month-old baby and her mother look at early flowering Kanzakura cherry blossoms in full bloom at the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters file photo
The number of births in Japan last year fell below 700,000 for the first time on record, government data showed Wednesday.
The fast-ageing nation welcomed 686,061 newborns in 2024 -- 41,227 fewer than in 2023, the data showed. Japan has the world's second-oldest population after Monaco, according to the World Bank.
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