The Unprecedented Shift in Japan's Population
Numbers, Age, and Prospects
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2132182 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Vaclav Smil (0000-0002-8142-298X, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2007 |
| Volumen | 5 |
| Número | 4 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2007-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466007020876 |
| OpenAlex | W4410181063 |
| Idioma | EN |
Three recent statistical releases have led me to revisit the future of Japan's population. On December 20, 2006 the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (NIPSSR) published its latest long-range forecast of the country's population that showed, once again, a faster decline than previously anticipated: the medium variant projects the total population of only about 90 million (89.93) people by 2055, the figure that both Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun found "shocking". On March 13, 2007 the United Nations Population Division (UNPD) revealed the latest revision of its official long-range population estimates and projections with detailed forecasts for all of the world's countries up to the year 2050. And on March 22, 2007 the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications published its latest nationwide estimate of Japan's population
Economic geography · Geography · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |