+-1million right? Cheesy
Has Japans population been increasing or static in the last 20 years? I'm curious.
Well the population has increased over twenty years, but by only less than 1% annually. Over the last two years we've actually seen a small decline in population. The elderly populace has increased. Lots of old people and declining birthrates doesn't leave a lot of chance for growth. As a country we are very ah, hmm bunched? anyhow. At least that is what it seems to me when I compare my travels.
EDIT:
Sorry, I only knew "static" for meaning "fixed or unchanged value." I guess the population could be characterized as such with its minute changes, though until recently, it did increase.