Japan Flashcards
what percentage of mothers stop working when they have a child?
60-75%
by what percentage has OAP’s committing assault increased by?
5000%
how many overseas nurses in Japan?
60
what statistic shows monoculture in Japan?
1 in 60 are from abroad
how much is Japan in debt?
9.2 trillion US dollars of debt
what is the typical amount of days holiday people take off work?
7-10 annually but often take less (about half)
what is the fertility rate?
1.37 births per woman (below replacement ratio of 2.1 to maintain the population)
what is the birth rate?
6.995 births per 1000 (2024)
what is the death rate?
11.731 (2024)
what is the infant mortality rate?
1.530 deaths per 1000 live births
what is the life expectancy?
85.15 years (2024)
what proportion are over 65?
1/4
what is the dependency ratio?
71% (elderly dependency ratio)
when did the number of births drop below that required for replacement?
1975
what city has zero births, what did this result in?
Yubari city
maternity unit of hospital closed
what was the average number of children to have around WWII?
5-7
what proportion of the population will be lost in 25 years?
1/3
what year was the Japan EQ?
2011
what year was the Japan EQ?
2011
what is the population growth rate (decline)?
-0.48%
why is there a decrease in births?
- women focusing more on education / careers
- men prefer to have online girlfriends
- cost of raising a child and high standards of clubs and education a child must have
what are the patterns of change?
- older mums having fewer children
- closure of coal mine caused migration out of the area
- natural decline
how is the character changing / what is it like?
- unappealing to the youth
- reduction in primary schools
- economy stagnated
- increase in ‘virtual’ girlfriends
- abandoned buildings
solutions for Japan?
- increase immigration ( but Japan is a very homogenous culture and gov doesn’t encourage this)
- encourage marriage
- improve technology (e.g care-giving tech)
