New Report Highlights , Japan's Population Concerns.
Fox News reports that nearly a third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, according to new data.
According to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), 33.4% of women born in 2005 will remain childless.
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The August 30 report's most optimistic scenario saw 24.6% of women that age not having children.
The worst outcome was as high as 46%.
In June, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to deal with the population crisis with measures that include larger payouts for families with three or more children.
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In June, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to deal with the population crisis with measures that include larger payouts for families with three or more children.
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According to a Kyodo News poll, approximately two-thirds of people in Japan do not feel hopeful that the government's policies will be effective.
The survey reportedly shows that the number of children in Japan has been declining for over forty years.
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Fox News reports that the IPSS based its report on factors like age of marriage when estimating future fertility rates.
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According to Miho Iwasawa, the IPSS's director of population dynamics research, the decline in births can be attributed to people getting married later in life.
The cost of raising children is also a factor.
Between 1975 and 2021, data shows that tuition at private universities in Japan increased five-fold.
According to the IPSS, Japan's current population of 126.15 million is projected to drop to 87 million by the year 2070
