52% of young Japanese do not want children (9 photos)

If anyone is interested in our surveys, in 2022 the majority (71.6%) wanted to have one or two children. 2.4% did not want children at all. Evaluate, as they say, the difference. For clarity.





Why the Japanese Don't Want Kids



If you have a child in Japan, you are practically RICH

A survey conducted by a research group at the University of Japan collected responses from 4,000 young people online across the country, with all respondents aged between 15 and 39. 14.9% of respondents said they have children, 32.1% said they don't have children but want them. However, a whopping 52% said they don't have children and don't want them.





Two children from one mother, in some provinces even surprises passersby

Of those who answered that they don't want children, the percentage where the respondent earned less than 2.99 million yen a year and the household earned less than 3.99 million yen was 60%. In addition to the answers about children, young people also noted what exactly stops them from having children. 27.1% said they could never go on a trip they wanted to. 21.9% said they would have to cancel plans with friends. Depressingly, 11.2% said they already had times when they could not afford food.

And how to fix this?



A lot of people choose imaginary relationships because they do not require spending time on them every day

The low birth rate is already on the verge of disaster in Japan, which the government is trying to counter, but all the measures taken are simply ridiculous. Then they decided to ask the youth themselves what would motivate them to have children. It turned out that the majority (61.7%) said that they needed a financial stipend for the youth (what is that anyway? Like a benefit just for being young???).



The very same chart with the survey results that everyone in Japanese society quarreled over

61.4% said that they wanted discounts or exemption from paying utility bills, 57.4% needed a rent subsidy. People also simply do not have enough time for children. 78.2% said that the lack of balance between work and personal life would prevent them from having a child. And also that the company will not be happy if one of the parents takes parental leave.



Kindergartens here close before the end of the working day AND THIS IS VERY STRANGE

In fact, this is a rather big hidden problem of the country. Women who are going to take leave or have children are simply fired. Men are subjected to social pressure and bullying if they ask for parental leave. Moreover, only 11% of Japanese believe that the government will change anything in the sphere of work and vacations. Almost 90% of the population knows that they have nothing to hope for, so they are in no hurry to have children.

The culture of singles did not appear for no reason



There is a unique city in Japan called Nagi, where they pay a small maternity capital for each child. So the birth rate there is 2.4! This is incredibly high for Japan. But for some reason they do not want to follow the example

The realization that there is simply no place in life for a child and you will not be allowed to have one, is so deeply rooted in the Japanese consciousness that a huge subculture of singles has appeared. I have already written about cafes with tables for one, and about karaoke booths for one, and about tours "for one" for trips. The entire industry is now switching from a family buyer to a single buyer.



Japan has some very funny traditions for Children's Day, they launch aerial carp!

And this only makes things worse, because ramps and places where a mother can go with a stroller or just change her baby are disappearing. A single person doesn't need this, and such public places are simply torn down. It's some kind of a dead loop - the more single people there are, the less infrastructure for parents. These statistics have greatly upset Japanese society, they even swore on television, supposedly this is all an exaggeration. And they went and interviewed people on the streets, but they didn't want children either (how ironic).



Many conducted live polls on the streets

Everyone agrees on one thing - the economic component is to blame. Now even renting an apartment is expensive, and having children is almost impossible. All this is very sad, but maybe such a shock and breakdown of society will force Japan to dramatically change its attitude to these things. Even if the Japanese population becomes twice as small.