Population Decline Japan

Question 1

Pro-natalyst policies

Answer 1

Policies which are designed with the purpose of increasing the birth rate/ fertility rate of an area

Question 2

Percentage of population of over 65

Answer 2

36%

Question 3

Stage on DTM

Answer 3

5

Question 4

Average age of first birth

Answer 4

29

Question 5

Percentage of men that changed nappy

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

Causes of shrinking population

Answer 6

• women focus on careers and marry later
• lack of child care
• not welcoming to migrants
• low benefits

Question 7

Population policies

Answer 7

• robot policy
• relax strict migration system
• abenomics policy
• plus 1 policy

Question 8

Robot policy

Answer 8

Saves health care workers time

Question 9

Relax strict migration system

Answer 9

Allows more people to migrate to japan which would increase the population

Question 10

Abenomics policy

Answer 10

Jumpstarted japans economy

Question 11

Plus 1 policy

Answer 11

• provides new child facilities
• reduced education costs
• encourages people to have more children

Question 12

Age dependancy ratio

Answer 12

Ratio of the number of elderly people (65+) to those of working age (15-64)

Question 13

difficulties of having an ageing population

Answer 13

-strain on healthcare system
-food has to be provided for them
-young dependants cannot work and have to take care of elderly
-cost of providing pensions
-small workforce