The census revealed a declining birth rate.

我国每四年一次人口普查。

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An ageing population and a declining birth rate constitute a serious problem for the domestic employment market.

人口的老龄化和出生率的降低给国内就业市场带来了严重的问题。

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The prefecture’s working-age population has shrunk from over 1m in 1990 to 874, 000 in 2008, a result both of the exodus and a declining birth rate.

在迁移和人口出生率递减的共同作用下，该地区的适龄工作者从1990年10万衰减到2008年的87400人。

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The reason for this is improving health care, allowing people to live longer, coupled with a declining birth rate.

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Countering this view has been left to Yuko Obuchi, 34-year-old daughter of another prime minister, who is in charge of reversing Japan's declining birth rate.

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However, the main demographic problem facing Europe is a declining birth rate, which is threatening to make it difficult to pay for pensions for future generations.

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