Every nation is suffering with the
outbreak of coronavirus economically in the world. In case of Japan, pandemic
virus hits Japan in two different ways.
In addition to growth rate in the
country, Japan expects record low number of newborns in the year 2020. Japan
population seems to be unbalanced. The country is suffering with more number of
aged populations. Pandemic appears to accelerate decrease in new births in
Japan.
The figure is predicted to drop to
about 845K births. The number is less than to previous year of births in 2019.
Covid-19 has blamed for low numbers of marriages followed by pregnancies. Japan
has oldest society in the world. More than 35% of people are in age group of
60-65. The percentage older population might increase further by the end of
2050. The new low birth rate is likely to deepen a demographic crisis rapidly.
Japan government has introduced new
measures such as covering fertility treatment with health insurance to
encourage new births. The existing low birth rate will major implications for
Japanese society. The continued falling birth rate and shrinking population will
further complicate the government’s efforts to maintain the national pension,
medical and nursing care systems in the coming years. The number of pregnancies
reported during the first half of the year, used to estimate the number of
newborns between September and December, also dropped amid the pandemic.
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