#114 62.6% of Young Japanese Don't Want Kids 「子供欲しくない」過去最高62.6%

Is it surprising or not?----On the 2nd March, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. released its 2025 "White Paper on Fertility Awareness," a survey examining attitudes and the current reality surrounding pregnancy and childbirth. Among 400 unmarried men and women aged 18 to 29, the percentage of those who responded that they "do not want children" reached 62.6%, exceeding 60% for the first time. By gender, the percentage of women surpassed that of men for the first time, hitting a record high of 64.7%.The survey was conducted online in December 2025. In the 2020 survey—when this question was first introduced—the percentage of respondents who did not want children stood at 44.0%, marking an increase of over 18 percentage points in five years.Regarding the prospect of having and raising children, women expressed significantly higher levels of concern than men, particularly regarding "financial burden" and "negative impact on career."ロート製薬は3月2日、妊娠・出産を取り巻く意識や実態を調査した2025年版の「妊活白書」を公表した。18～29歳の未婚男女400人のうち「子どもが欲しくない」と回答した割合が62.6％に上り、今回初めて6割を超えた。男女別では初めて女性の割合が男性を上回り、過去最高の64.7％となった。調査は25年12月にインターネット上で実施。子どもが欲しくないと回答した男女の割合は、この質問を始めた20年の調査では44.0％で、18ポイント超上昇した。子どもを産み育てることについて、男性よりも女性が特に不安視しているのは「経済的な負担」や「仕事のキャリアへの支障」だった。【Timestamp チャプター】(00:00:00) Episode’s Highlights／予告(00:02:45) Opening／イントロ(00:06:11) "I Don't Want Kids" — Why Young Japanese Are Opting Out／「子供は欲しくない」若者世代の意識変化(00:13:27) Fertility Treatments vs. Career: An Impossible Choice?／妊活とキャリア、両立できない現実(00:29:43) Confucianism and Low Birth Rates in East Asia／儒教文化と少子化——東アジアに共通する深層(00:40:13) When Having Children Becomes a Luxury／子供を持つことが「嗜好品」になる社会(00:50:22) Why Okinawa Bucks the Trend — And Why It Won't Last／沖縄だけ出生率が高い理由、そして限界(00:55:46) Personal Happiness and the Future of Society／個人の幸福と社会の未来への提言#Japan#BirthRate#RaisingKids#Poverty#出生率#少子化#子育て出産#妊娠