Tokyo, 26 April, /AJMEDIA/
Japan’s total population in 2070 is expected to fall to 87 million, shrinking 30 percent from its level in 2020, according to a government estimate released Wednesday.
The country’s population, numbering 126.15 million as of 2020, is forecast to fall under the 100 million threshold in 2056, the National Institute of Population and Security Research said.
Foreign residents, including students and workers residing in Japan for more than three months, are estimated to comprise 10.8 percent of the population at 9.39 million in 2070, expanding from 2.2 percent in 2020, it said.
It projects those aged 65 or above in Japan will hit 33.67 million in 2070, comprising 40 percent of the total population, it said.
Next year, the forecast data will be used by the government to calculate the country’s future pension payouts.
