2024/04/24 05:30
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The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation.
2023年日本新生兒人數連續第8年下跌,達到新低紀錄,週二的政府初步數據顯示,凸顯該國在設法遏止人口減少上,面臨艱鉅任務。
The number of births fell 5.1% from a year earlier to 758,631, while the number of marriages slid 5.9% to 489,281 - the first time in 90 years the number fell below 500,000 - foreboding a further decline in the population as out-of-wedlock births are rare in Japan.
這項出生人數比前一年減少5.1%,減至75萬8631人,同時結婚人數下滑5.9%至48萬9281對,是90年來首次低於50萬對,由於日本非婚生子相當罕見,因此這預示人口將進一步減少。