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5 sats \ 4 replies \ @BlokchainB 5 Apr \ on: Japan: The Slow Death of a Nation econ
Japan's population peaked at approximately 128 million in 2008. Current population: ~123 million, with a record decline of 908,574 in 2024 alone. By 2050, projections estimate a decline to 100 million or below.[31]

Down from 435M is crazy loss in population!

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142 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bell_curve 5 Apr

435 million?

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5 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 5 Apr

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205 sats \ 1 reply \ @Dash_1971 OP 5 Apr

That number is referring to "greatest extent of the war time sphere of control" so is a little misleading when compared to the demographic trend. The best number to look at is maybe the peak domestic population which is cited elsewhere in the doc. Something like 128m I believe. Still a very precipitous drop, especially when you compare to future projections.

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212 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 6 Apr

463 million is not a real number and neither is 412 million for Great Britain

Japan peaked (prestige) during the Meiji Restoration, 1905, after the Russo Japanese War.

Great Britain peaked (prestige and military) in 1897, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

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