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The number of in Japan is the lowest ever. Japan's government released the day before the country's Children's Day on May the 5th. They show that the number of children fell by 160,000 from the year. It is the 33rd year in a for the birth to drop. There are 13 million children in Japan today than there were in 1950. Of 30 countries with a of over 40 million, Japan has the smallest of kids. Children make up just 12.8 per cent of Japan’s population. In the United States, this is 19.5 per cent.

While the of children is going down, the of old people is increasing. The over-65s now make up a 25.6 per cent of the Japanese population. The government said this will continue for many . The over-65s could be 40 per cent of the population in 2060. This will make in Japan hard for young people. They will pay taxes to support the -65s. The Japanese economy will be in because there will not be enough young people to work. Japan has tried many to get people to have more babies, but is working.