6 May, 2014
Number of children in Japan drops for 33rd year | The Japan Times
The number of children 14 and under has fallen for the 33rd consecutive year to a record low of 16.33 million as of April 1, the government said Sunday, reflecting the continued downward trend in the Japan’s birthrate.
The number of children in Japan fell by 160,000 from the previous year, and has declined by more than 13 million since 1950, when the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry first started compiling such population statistics.
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