1. Projections - an estimate of what might happen in the future based on what is happening now
in e.g He gave a PROJECTION of the company's future sales.
2. Replacement - the act of replacing something (or a person or thing that replaces someone or something else)
in e.g She underwent a hip REPLACEMENT.
3. Centenarians - a person who is 100 years old or older
in e.g CENTENARIANS are wonderful examples of aging well.
4. Stagnation - the state where it has stopped developing, progressing, moving, etc.
in e.g There are a lot of causes for the economy's STAGNATION.
5. Inevitably - something that is sure to happen
in e.g The child INEVITABLY began to cry when her mother went to work.
Japan's population to shrink two thirds by 2110
Japan’s population is expected to shrink to a third of its current size over the next century, with the average woman living to over 90 within 50 years, a government report said Monday.
The projections by the ministry’s National Institute of Population and Social Security Research forecast that Japanese women would on average have just 1.35 babies, well below the replacement rate, within 50 years.
The report said that last year’s earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, which left more than 19,000 people dead or missing, hit average life expectancy but that the figure was expected to continue its upward trend.
Japan’s life expectancy—one of the highest in the world—is expected to rise from 86.39 years in 2010 to 90.93 years in 2060 for women and from 79.64 years to 84.19 years for men.
The health ministry said 37 out of every 100,000 people in the country are now centenarians—a total of more than 47,700, with 87% of them women. The figure was more than 3,300 higher than in 2010.
More than 20% of Japan’s population are aged 65 or over, one of the highest proportions in the world.
Japan’s population has been declining as many young people have put off starting families, seeing it as a burden on their lifestyles and careers. A slow economy has also discouraged young people from having babies.
Analysts say having a smaller population is not in itself a problem, as demonstrated by the economic and diplomatic successes of many European nations with far fewer people than Japan. But an ageing population causes all manner of difficulties, most notably for Japan’s government finances, already hard pressed by two decades of economic stagnation.
More retirees inevitably means more spending on social security when Japan’s public debt, at twice GDP, is already one of the industrialized world’s worst.
link: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japans-population-to-shrink-two-thirds-by-2110
