Japan’s Births Hit a Record Low in 2023 🚼

What we’re showing

The number of live births each year in Japan, compared to the number of annual deaths.

Population shrinks by largest margin ever in 2023

Declining births and increasing deaths resulted in Japan’s total population falling by 831,872 people in 2023.

Births declining faster than expected

The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research once estimated that births would decline to below 760,000 in 2035.

With births in 2023 recorded at 758,631, this forecast was off by over 10 years.