Supportive policies urged As a result, "whether or not the rate of decline for annual newborns can level off in the future will depend on changes in the fertility level", she said. "It is essential for China to accelerate implementing supportive policies to boost fertility." Yang, from the ...
The last Chinese population census shows that China's population is slightly over 1.4 billion at the end of 2020. Given the fact that China's birth rate has been declining for five years, projections indicate that the country's population is likely to decline by around 2027. ...
One of the main reasons the birth rate is in decline is the continuous decrease in the number of women at a suitable age for childbearing -- 15 to 49 in China. The second is that many parents looking to have a second child did so as soon as they were able to. The country...
The birth rate dropped from 1,295 to 1,243 per 100,000 population. The NBS attributed the decline to 2.5 million fewer couples having first children. FEWER MOTHERS, FEWER KIDS The main demographic reason for the decline is a reduced number of women of childbearing age. According to Yuan Xin...
Last week, China's Ministry of Public Security released figures that showed a 15-percent drop in the number of newborns recorded in the country's household registration system during 2020. While not the official birth rate, expectations are for a further decline after the number of babies...
China introduced the second child policy in 2016, the birthrate definitely spiked at first, even though our hospital set the entrance quota,” said Professor Wang Zilan of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. “And in 2018, the number saw an 8 to 10 percent decline.” ...
The birth rate dropped from 1,295 to 1,243 per 100,000 population. The NBS attributed the decline to 2.5 million fewer couples having first children. FEWER MOTHERS, FEWER KIDS The main demographic reason for the decline is a reduced number of women of childbearing age. According to...
The birth rate dropped from 1,295 to 1,243 per 100,000 population. The NBS attributed the decline to 2.5 million fewer couples having first children. The main demographic reason for the decline is a reduced number of women of childbearing age. According to Yuan Xin, a demographer with Nanka...
As a result, "whether or not the rate of decline for annual newborns can level off in the future will depend on changes in the fertility level", she said. "It is essential for China to accelerate implementing supportive policies to boost fertility." ...
The statistical yearbook, released at the weekend, said the natural rate of population growth-taking in births and deaths—was at a new low of 1.45. The government is under pressure to prevent a potential population decline after decades of policies on childbirth and more recent pressures ...