Japan records lowest birth rate since 1899

Japan records lowest birth rate since 1899

The total fertility rate, the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, dropped by 0.05 points compared to the previous year, marking the lowest level since the government started tracking data in 1947

The country has been witnessing a declining birth rate for quite some time. In the past few years, authorities in Japan have been trying to promote policies that will address the country’s plummeting birth rate. Reuters