"More than 20,000 children were born to non-Japanese couples, accounting for more than 3% of all newborns, according to the health ministry in stark contrast to another sharp fall in the number born to Japanese parents. The number and proportion of foreign newborns were both record highs, the Nikkei business newspaper reported, adding that the children were starting to help dent the decline in births among Japanese people."
"The ministry's data showed that 22,878 foreign children defined as the offspring of non-Japanese parents or an unmarried foreign mother were born last year. That is an increase of more than 3,000 from a year earlier, and represents a 50% rise from a decade ago, the Nikkei said. By nationality, Chinese women comprised the single biggest group of foreign mothers followed by women from the Philippines and Brazil."
Ministry data showed 22,878 foreign children, defined as offspring of non-Japanese parents or an unmarried foreign mother, were born in 2024, a rise of over 3,000 from the previous year and a 50% increase from a decade earlier. More than 20,000 births to non-Japanese couples represented 3.2% of all newborns and helped offset the drop in births to Japanese couples, which fell by 41,115 to 686,173. Chinese, Filipino and Brazilian women were the largest groups among foreign mothers. Legal foreign residents reached 3.95 million, with many in their 20s and 30s more likely to stay and have children.
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