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The of children in Japan aged 14 and under is the ever. Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released yesterday, just before the country's Children's Day national on May the 5th. The figures show that the number of children in Japan fell by 160,000 from the year. It is the 33rd year in a for the birthrate to decrease. There are 13 million fewer children in Japan than there were in 1950. The Ministry said that out of 30 with a population of over 40 million, Japan has the smallest of kids. Children make up 12.8 per cent of Japan’s population. In France, the is 18.5 per cent and in the United States, it is 19.5 per cent.

While the number of children in Japan is going down, the number of people is increasing. The over-65s now make up a 25.6 per cent of the Japanese population. The has warned that these will continue for decades to come. It said the proportion of people aged 65 or over could reach 40 per cent in 2060. This will make life in Japan almost for young, working people. They will have to pay much taxes to support the over-65s. The Japanese will also be in big trouble because there will not be enough young people to work. Japan's government has tried many to get people to have more , but nothing seems to be working.

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