Japan’s population shrinks by 900,000 as foreign residents

According to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Wednesday, the population of Japanese nationals fell to just over 120.65 million in 2024. That’s it About 908,000 less than the previous year. At 0.75%, It is The rate of decline since record keeping is also the largest rate of decline that began 57 years ago. The number of 46 counties decreased in total. The only place No It’s Tokyo, up 0.13%.

Japan’s population declines for 16th consecutive year

The population of Japanese residents reached 127 million in 2009. Since then, it has declined year-on-year and is expected to fall below 120 million in 2026. In 2024, the country’s total population was slightly higher than 124.33 million, down from a year ago (554,485). As for the number of foreigners living in Japan, the number has increased by 350,000 to 3.77 million. This is the biggest increase since the ministry began retaining its 2013 overseas residents record.

Japan has been increasingly open to overseas workers in recent years due to rapid population aging and a decline in birth rates. This rise of foreign residents and how to deal with them became a major topic of discussion during the recent House of Lords elections, as Sancito, a supranationalist right-wing party, won the voter victory as it asserts that Japan is threatened by a “silent invasion” by foreigners. Led by Sohei Kamiya, it won 14 seats, with only 14 seats held before the election.

Japan’s birth count record low

However, the country faces a population crisis, and many see immigration as the only viable potential solution to the problem. The government here has launched various initiatives to encourage couples to have children. None of them had any effect. According to the Ministry of Government, there were only 687,689 babies in Japan in 2024, a record. By comparison, the death toll reached a record of nearly 1.6 million last year.

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