Japanese Ageing Population
Background and Evidence
Causes of Ageing population
Responses and Management
Impacts of Ageing population
Increase in the population's life expectancy
Causes: Improvement in technological advancements and healthcare (Being a stage 5 country)
Causes: healthier diet throughout the country's population
Birth and Fertility rate reductions
Causes: Better educated individuals due to advancements in technology and facilities
Impacts: Cultural change in general focus (Higher pursue in success and employment rather than marriage)
marriage
Causes: Expensive cost in childcare
Increased government spendings on elderly pensions
Decrease in economically active citizens to contribute to the nations's work force
Impact: Weaker economical power and growth
Declining birth rate falling below death rate
Impact: Decreasing the general population
Stats: 1.36 birth per woman and 10.9 deaths per 1000 people
Introduction of automation to replace the country's work force for economically inactive population
Raising the mandatory retirement pension age towards the population to sustain the country's economy
Introduction of the The Angel Plan and One Plus Policy
Government countermeasures to increase childbirth through:
Decreased children education cost
Allocating funds towards childcare institute in hopes to improve its facilities and reduce cost to advertise fertility
Improving family housing for a more suitable circumstance for the population child birth