2011日本人口持續下降

Recently the NHK News on-line reported the following:
総務省が発表した人口推計によりますと、去年１０月１日現在の日本の総人口は１億２７７９万９０００人で、前の年に比べて２５万９０００人減少し、比較が可能な昭和２５年以降、最大の落ち込みとなりました。都道府県別では、福島県の人口の減少率が１．９３％で最も高く、東日本大震災や原発事故の影響が表れています。

それによりますと、去年１０月１日現在の日本人と外国人を合わせた日本の総人口は、男性が６２１８万４０００人、女性が６５６１万５０００人で、合わせて１億２７７９万９０００人でした。
総人口は、前の年に比べて２５万９０００人、率にして０．２％減少しており、比較が可能な昭和２５年以降、減少数、減少率ともに最大の落ち込みとなりました。
都道府県別では、４０の道府県で人口が減少しており、減少率が最も高いのは福島県で１．９３％、次いで岩手県が１．２１％、秋田県が１．０３％などとなっています。さらに、外国人も、出国者が入国者を５万１０００人上回り、最大の減少幅となりました。
今回の結果について、総務省は「死亡した人の数と生まれた人の数の差による『自然減少』が拡大していることに加え、東日本大震災や東京電力福島第一原子力発電所の事故が影響している」と分析しています。
(試譯文)
According to the population estimation which was announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the overall population of Japan as of October 1st last year was 127,799,000 people, being a decrease of 259,000 people compared with the previous year, and it became the greatest decrease since the 25th year of Showa which had comparable records. According to all prefectures, the highest pace of decrease in population was in Fukushima Prefecture at 1.93%, and that showed the influence of the East Japan great earthquake and the nuclear power plant disaster.
According to it, as of October 1st last year, the overall population including Japanese and foreigners, the male was 62,184,000 people and female was 65,615.000, in total the overall population of Japan was 127,799,000.
The overall population compared with the previous year showed a decrease of 259,000 people, by ratio it was a decrease of 0.2%; the reduction in number and the pace in decreasing became the greatest since the 25th year of Showa which had comparable records.
According to individual prefectures, population was decreasing in 40 prefectures, the highest rate of decrease was in Fukushima prefecture at 1.93%, next was Iwate Prefecture at 1.21%, and then Akita Prefecture at 1.03% and so on. Furthermore, as for the foreigners, the emigrants exceeded the immigrants by 51,000 people and became the greatest area of decline.
About this result, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications analyzed that it was due to "the influence of the East Japan great earthquake and the incidents at the number one nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power at Fukushima, in addition to the widened difference in "natural decrease":  the number of the people who died and the number people who were born."

In order to improve the situation, Japan should open its door to accept more immigrants.