As of January 1, 2024, the country's population of 18-year-olds is 1.06 million, a record low, according to population estimates released by Japan**.
According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released this estimate on December 31, 2023. Compared to a year ago, the figure is 60,000 fewer people, or 086%。This is the lowest percentage in history.
In addition, the latest data includes foreign residents who have lived in Japan for more than three months.
Japan lowered the age of majority from 20 to 18 in April 2022 to encourage young people to participate in society.
In 1970, Japan's new adult population reached an all-time high of 2.46 million, but it has since declined, and once again exceeded 2 million in the early 90s of the 20th century, as the second baby boom** from 1971 to 1974 entered adulthood. Since then, the number of new adults has been decreasing.
In recent years, Japan's population has been declining, and its population is aging and declining. According to the future population projection data released by the National Institute of Social Security and Population Research on December 22, 2023, Japan's total population may fall to 1046.9 billion, a decrease of 17% from 2020, when 25 of the 47 first-level administrative regions will account for more than 40% of the population aged 65 and above. The national population aged 14 and under is expected to decrease by 30 percent from 20208%。(End) (Ou Sa).