TOKYO — Japan has the highest percentage of childless women aged 50 among developed nations, according to the latest data, highlighting the challenges the country faces in avoiding a looming demographic crisis. .
Statistics from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development show that 27% of women born in 1970 in Japan have not given birth by age 50. This is by far the largest share among her 17 countries with comparable data, the closest being Finland at 20.7% for her.
