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@tokensane@mastodon.me.uk
2026-08-27 06:47:13

Just came across this in #TheEconomist. I knew that the #Japanese #birth rate was low, but this shows it's going to get worse because the size of the childbearing cohort is about to start shrinking…

Chart of population versus age for Japan. The chart shows a big bulge in their 50s, then a sharp decline to the 20s and 30s, then another ongoing decline through 0-20. The proportion aged under 10 is about half that of those in their 50s.