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Today's theme is to tell you about trivia about "Japanese age".
It's been a long time since people talked about the problem of declining birthrate and aging population in Japan, but I will explain what the current situation is in Japan.
How old are you?
Is 40 years old treated as a young man in Japan?
About 130 million people live in Japan. This is the number of people who are ranked 10th among the countries in the world. A survey on the age of 2020 was conducted in a country where so many people live. As a result, the median age of Japanese people was "48.4 years old". Surprisingly, he is about to reach the age of fifty. It seems that this is the world's most aging population. If you are only 30 years old, you are treated as a young person in Japan. If you are 20 years old, you will be treated as a child.
Causes of declining birthrate and aging population.
There are three main causes of Japan's declining birthrate and aging population.
(1) The population has increased rapidly in the past.
(2) The average life is getting longer.
(3) The current birth rate is declining.
It's like that. Let me explain one by one.
① An era when Japan's population growth accelerated
In 1960, the population of elementary school children and younger in Japan was 12.6 million. It's more than double the current population. Around 1950, shortly after World War II, there was something called the "First Baby Boom," and the children were born in that era. People born in this era are now around 60-70 years old.
The "second baby boom" was in the early 1970s. At that time, the number of births increased by more than 2 million, but it has been declining since then. The generation born around this time is now over 50 years old. In other words, since population growth stopped in the 1970s, the number of elderly people is increasing and the ratio of young people is low.
(2) Japan has the longest life expectancy in the world.
Life expectancy in Japan in 2020 is
・ Male = 81.67 years old
・ Female = 87.74 years old
It is a record high and can be said to have a long life in the world.
It can be said that the reason for this is that there are few violent cases such as murder, medical care is in place, and the number of people who die from minor illnesses is smaller than in other countries. This has created problems with pensions and insurance.
③ No baby is born in Japan.
The number of births in Japan is declining year by year.
It was over 2 million at its peak, but now it's about to reach 1 million. It's simply half the peak. The main reason for this will be the lack of salary increases. To be honest, it can be said that Japanese salary standards have not changed since more than 30 years ago. Taxes are rising year by year. Nowadays, couples are supposed to work together, and the increasing number of couples who cannot afford to raise children is probably the main part of the population decline.
In this way, Japan is aging as a whole, and is hitting a big wall when considering the future society. This problem will not be resolved immediately.
Problems caused by aging now.
Many problems are occurring in Japan due to aging.
・ The number of fatal accidents is increasing due to the driving of elderly people.
・ The average age of farmers is over 60 years old, and future occupational self-sufficiency is a problem.
・ As the population does not increase, the per capita amount of insurance premiums and taxes continues to increase.
・ The labor force is expected to decline as the second baby boomers retire at the same time.
There are a lot of problems in Japan. In addition, similar problems will occur frequently in other countries where the birthrate is declining and the population is aging.
What will happen to Japan in the future?
From here on, it's my opinion, but the number of Japanese people will decrease. The government will have to increase immigrants to maintain the country of Japan. While the population is not declining drastically, the number of young people is steadily declining. Tax collection and the working environment are expected to deteriorate. The next 20 years will be a stance of increasing immigrants and immigrants and keeping the shape of the country to a minimum.
It's an opportunity for those who want to move to Japan, but it will be a time when it will be more confusing for Japanese people. I think that's fine. I think that race grows by coming into contact with different cultures.
This article ends here.
What did everyone think about the current situation in Japan?
I don't think the distribution of population and age is other people's affairs in most countries. Many developed countries have the same future as Japan.
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