76 im curious as to why the media keeps going "jApAn hAs LoW bItHRaTes" when they actually still have the highest birth rates in East Asia. Makes me think they are just doing this to try to force immgirants on them (media.kotakuinaction2.win) posted 1 year ago by herg 1 year ago by herg +76 / -0 46 comments download share 46 comments share download save hide report block hide replies
More reliable up to date fertility rate data from the UN (2023, only actual East Asian countries):
1 - Mongolia: 2.731
2 - China: 1.705
3 - Hong Kong: 1.43
4 - Japan: 1.367
5 - Macau: 1.297
6 - Taiwan: 1.236
7 - South Korea: 1.075
Out of 7 East Asian countries, Japan ranks #4 in fertility rate.
The whole region except for Mongolia is below replacement.
The reason why Japan is emphasized is that it has the second largest economy by GDP in the region at $6.1T (behind China).
To put this in context, Japan's GDP is ~$1T larger than ALL of the other East Asians economies combined (~$5T, excluding China).