Japan losing interest in sex, relationships, and having kids

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TheWPCTraveler said:

vivster said:
Great news. The sooner they lower immigration restrictions the better.

Ignoring the possible sampling errors leading to this finding, this is of course only part of the equation.

Presenting, a chart of birth data:

So far, Japan looks to be clinging on to its population a lot better than its developed Asian neighbors. And, of course, Japan is already importing semi-skilled labor and skilled labor through temporary work visas (and a lot of them go to Filipinos -- great track record! consider hiring us instead, hmm?)
So, no, Japan does not need to pull a Germany. At least, not as much as its neighbors. Nice try, though.

  

 

Japan has a TFR of 1.43 and low immigration. That looks really bad, not sure why you don't think it looks bad. Even a TFR of 2 is not enough without some decent immigration if you want to stop a decreasing and aging population.

And yes, there might be countries with even bigger problems than Japan has with it.