The number of births in 2021 in Japan fell by 3.5% from the previous year to 811,604, hitting the lowest level on record, according to data released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Friday.
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Japan confirms record low of 811,604 births last year
Population decline nears worst-case estimates as deaths hit postwar high
Japan's total fertility rate fell to 1.30 in 2021, nearing the record low of 1.26 in 2005. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
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