東京圏人口、初の減少　日本人、１３年連続マイナス―総務省

　総務省が９日公表した住民基本台帳に基づく２０２２年１月１日現在の日本人の総人口は、前年比６１万９１４０人（０．５０％）減の１億２３２２万３５６１人と、１３年連続で減少した。減少幅は過去最大。これまで増加を続けてきた東京圏（東京、埼玉、千葉、神奈川４都県）の日本人は、出生者数の減少などが響き同３万４４９８人（０．１０％）減の３５６１万１１５人となり、１９７５年の調査開始以来初めて減少に転じた。
　外国人住民も同１０万７２０２人（３．８１％）減の２７０万４３４１人となり、２年連続で減少。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大が続き、海外からの入国者が減ったためとみられる。
　２１年の日本人出生者数は８１万２０３６人と、６年連続で過去最少を更新。死亡者数が出生者数を上回る「自然減」は６２万９７０３人に拡大した。（2022/08/09-19:02）

The number of Japanese people living in the Tokyo metropolitan area as of Jan. 1 fell for the first time since statistics began in 1975, reflecting a decline in the number of births, a government survey showed Tuesday.
   According to the internal affairs ministry survey, based on the nation's resident registry, the population of Japanese people in Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa decreased by 34,498, or 0.10 pct, from a year before.
   The number of Japanese people living in Japan fell by 619,140, or 0.50 pct, to 123,223,561, down for the 13th year in a row. The decline was the largest ever on record.
   The number of foreign residents in Japan dropped by 107,202, or 3.81 pct, to 2,704,341, down for the second consecutive year. The fall is believed to reflect a decrease in the number of people moving to Japan from overseas due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
   The number of Japanese babies born in the country in 2021 came to 812,036, marking a record low for the sixth straight year.