News Bulletin May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
No.355
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Number of children in Japan - in honor of Children's Day -
In Japan, May 5 is a national holiday called Children's Day. Children's Day is designated as a day to respect children's personalities, to promote their happiness, and for appreciating their mothers.
The SBJ estimated the number of children (population under 15 years old, hereafter referred to as "number of children") as of April 1, 2024, in honor of Children's Day.
- The number of children was 14.01 million, a decrease for the forty-third year in a row
As of April 1, 2024, the number of children was 14.01 million, a decrease of 0.33 million from the previous year. This was the lowest ever, decreasing for the forty-third year in a row since 1982. Broken down by gender, the number of boys was 7.18 million and the number of girls was 6.83 million. The number of boys was 0.35 million more than girls, and the number of boys per 100 girls (gender ratio) was 105.0.
- The percentage of children was 11.3%, a decrease for the fiftieth year in a row
The percentage of children of the total population (hereafter referred to as "the percentage of children") was 35.4% in 1950, which represented more than one third of the total population. However, reflecting a decrease in the number of births following the first baby boom period (1947-1949), this percentage had dropped to 23.9% by 1970.
Due to an increase in the number of births during the second baby boom period (1971-1974), this percentage slightly increased to 24.4% in 1974. Thereafter, the percentage began to decrease again from 1975 and has fallen to 11.3% (a decrease of 0.2 points from the previous year), the lowest ever percentage, in 2024.
The percentage of children decreased for the fiftieth year in a row since 1975.
MAJOR INDICATORS
See the links below for the latest results.
- 1. Labour Force Survey
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/database?page=1&toukei=00200531&kikan=00200&tstat=000000110001
- 2. Consumer Price Index
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200573&kikan=00200&tstat=000001150147 - 3. Family Income and Expenditure Survey
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200561&kikan=00200&tstat=000000330001 - 4. Monthly Survey on Service Industries
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200544&tstat=000001033747 - 5. Population Estimates
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200524&kikan=00200&tstat=000000090001 - 6. Report on Internal Migration in Japan
https://www.e-stat.go.jp/en/stat-search/files?page=1&toukei=00200523&kikan=00200&tstat=000000070001
is "Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan" (external site) where you can browse statistics tables and database.
