The latest preliminary report from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare shows a 6.3% decrease in births across Kyushu’s seven prefectures in 2023, totaling 84,927. Okinawa, previously experiencing natural population growth until 2021, recorded a 7.5% decline to 13,088 births, marking its second consecutive year of natural population decrease. All prefectures in the Kyushu-Okinawa region witnessed a decline in births, with Nagasaki and Miyazaki facing the highest reduction rates at 9.0% each. The region’s death numbers further exacerbate the demographic challenge, highlighting a pressing need for strategies to reverse this trend. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
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