Over the past five years, Japan's population has significantly decreased. According to preliminary results of the 2025 census, about 123 million people currently live in the country, which is approximately 3 million fewer than in 2020, reports the Yomiuri publication.
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In percentage terms, this decline is about 2.5%. It is noted that Japan's population has been decreasing not for the first year – this process has been ongoing since 2015, but it is precisely over the last five years that the reduction has become the fastest.
The population decline is observed almost throughout the country — in 45 out of 47 prefectures. The only exceptions were Tokyo and Okinawa, where the number of residents even slightly increased.
Interestingly, even in regions where there was previously growth (for example, in Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa prefectures), a decline is now also recorded.
Overall, this indicates a nationwide trend of population decrease, which is becoming increasingly pronounced each year.
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