A panel of private experts, the Population Strategy Council, has projected a dramatic decline in the population of young women aged 20-39 by 2050, suggesting a potential disappearance of certain municipalities. The analysis, based on data from the National Institute of Social Security and Population Research, indicates that eight municipalities in the Chikuho region of Fukuoka Prefecture could be at risk. This decline in young female population, identified across 744 municipalities nationwide, might lead to significant population decreases and possible extinction. The council emphasized the unchanged trend towards lower birth rates, pointing out the critical situation not warranting optimism. Source: NHK
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