The population of Japan will decrease to about 2070 million by 7, or about 8700% of the current number. The proportion of elderly people will be close to 39%.
Some local governments are trying to find ways to halt the population decline. One of them is a "pick-up and drop-off childcare station" that picks up and drops off children to a nursery school instead of parents. The population of Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture, increased by about 10% in the 2 years to last year by focusing on child-rearing support.