Tracking the Population Crisis | NextBigFuture.comJapan’s government failed to head off the population crisis despite Japanese demographers forecasting a crunch since the late 1970s. This is a warning for the rest of East Asia and the world. As of 2023, Japan’s fertility rate was 1.367, far below the 2.1 children per women replacement level necessary for population stability. South Korea suffers from the lowest fertility rate at 0.78, but Taiwan about 1.0, China at 1.18.
Poland, Spain and Italy all have shrinking populations.
And many, many more have shrinking populations. India thinks they have already dropped below a 2.1 fertility rate while the UN puts them just over 2.1. China is well below 2.1. Countries that still have aggressive growth rates are a few in Africa, such as Nigeria.
