According to the latest research data, Japan's population is expected to decrease nationwide in 2050, with Tokyo alone increasing, and the population in some areas will decrease by three or four percent compared with 2020.
According to the future population projection data released by the National Institute of Social Security and Population Research on the 22nd, among the 47 first-level administrative regions in the country, only Tokyo will have an increase in population in 2050 compared with 2020, and the rest will decrease.
According to **, the total population of Japan in 2050 will be about 1046.9 billion, a decrease of 17% from 2020.
Eleven of the first-level administrative regions with population declines have seen a decrease of more than 30 per cent. The three prefectures of Akita, Aomori and Iwate, located in the northeast, saw the largest declines, at % and 35., respectively3%。
During the same period, Tokyo's population is expected to grow by 25%, reaching 14.4 million people, accounting for 138%, an increase of nearly 3 percentage points.
The slowest population decline was in Okinawa Prefecture, with a decrease of 52%；This is followed by the three prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama around Tokyo.
Japan's total population is declining and population is becoming more concentrated, while the population is aging and the birthrate is declining. By 2050, 25 of the 47 first-level administrative regions will account for more than 40% of the population aged 65 and over. The national population aged 14 and under is expected to decrease by 308%。
Kyodo News said that a small population will lead to a shrinking economy, reduced tax revenues, and areas with severe population declines may fall into a dilemma where local ** and infrastructure cannot be maintained. (End) (Hui Xiaoshuang).