Japan’s Fertility Rate Inches to Highest Level Since Mid-1990s

By
Keiko Ujikane
  • Small rise doesn’t undo the trend of declining population
  • Early gains from Abenomics may have helped fertility rate

Japan's Fertility Rate on the Rise

Japan’s fertility rate rose slightly last year, to the highest level since 1994, indicating Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic program may had some success in slowing the rate of population decline.

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