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It’s not the decline in population that’s a problem for Japan. It’s that the population is ageing. There’s a lot of old people, and not enough young people. So
by audunw 3y ago
It’s not the decline in population that’s a problem for Japan. It’s that the population is ageing. There’s a lot of old people, and not enough young people. So not enough working age compared to non-working population.
And they never had any significant amount of immigration, which has helped postpone similar issues in Europa and USA.
- mytailorisrich 3y ago"Postpone" is the key word. Immigration is not a solution and creates its own problems. The way forward is to adapt to ageing and decreasing population. GDP will decrease.