Record number of young people in Japan rejecting marriage, survey shows

A record proportion of young men and women Japan say they do not intend to marry, a trend experts have warned will undermine efforts to address the country’s population crisis. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

A record proportion of men and women in Japan say they do not intend to marry, a trend experts have warned will undermine efforts to address the country’s population crisis.

The National Institute of Population and Social Security – a government-affiliated body in Tokyo – said the results of its 2021 survey, published this month, would add to concerns about the low birth rate.