Amid slowing birth rates, soaring financial pressure and change social Standards, China saw population Shrink last year for the first the time in more from six contracts, official The data showed on Tuesday.
The world’s most populous country is facing A looming demographic crisis as the workforce ages, which analysts warn could hamper the economy growth and lint pressure on rupture public Safes.
Analysts point to a rally cost of Living – and also an increasing number of women in workforce and pursuit higher Education – as reasons behind deceleration.
“Who dares to have children?” Residing in Shanghai in He said his 30s on Tuesday.
“The unemployment rate Too high, COVID destroyed Everything, there is nothing we can do. next one year We will own declining growth again. “
Mainland Chinese population It amounted to about 1,411,750,000 in the end of 2022, National Office of Statistics (NBS) reported, prof decrease of 850,000 from the end of Previous year.
the number of births The National Bureau of Statistics said that 9.56 million while the figure of The number of deaths reached 10.41 million.
the last China time population declined I was in Early 1960s when the country was battling the worst famine in It’s modern historya result of Agrarian disastrous Mao Zedong policy Known as the Great Leap Forward.
China finished tough one-child policy – imposed in 1980s because of concerns of Overpopulation – in 2016 and began allowing couples to have three children in 2021.
But that’s him failed to reflect the demographic decline for State has long been adopted on As an enormous workforce driver of economic growth.
“the population likely trend down from here in The coming years,” Zhiwei Zhang of Strictly Asset Management said.
China can’t count on The demographic dividend as a structural dividend driver for economic growth,” he added.
“economic growth You will have to count more on productivity growthwhich drives it government Policy.”
‘Many of Pressure’
the one-child policy Chinese mean people Xiujian Peng, a researcher at the University of Australia, is accustomed to small families of Victoria told AFP.
And for Those who They were just children K result of the policy”There’s a lot of pressure when it comes to care of for you parents and improve quality of life in the future,” a young Women in Beijing told AFP (AFP).
for those who Works childrenArbitrage work Raising children can be an impossible task.
“to much womenHaving a baby means they have to give up on Many of things they are wanted to do” Nancy, 32-yearExplanation of the ancient e-commerce factor.
News of the population decline heading fast on The Internet in China is heavily censored.
“without childrenthe state and the nation do not have future”,” one comment on Twitter-like Read Weibo service.
We take children he also a social responsibility,” another comment From a well-known “patriotic” poignant read.
But others again He pointed out the difficulties of reinforced children in modern china.
“I love motherI will not be a mother,” He said one.
“number one reflects on Why don’t we want to have (children) no want said another.
‘Policy package need’
The independent demographic is Jaffa also He indicated that ” decline in the number of women of Childbearing age, which decreased by five million per year Between 2016 and 2021 “- result of aging of the population – K reason for low birth rate.
Many local authorities have it already She launched measures to encourage couples to have children children.
major southern cities of shenzhen, for For example, maternity allowances are now offered of up To 10,000 yuan (about $1,500) and the allowance is paid until the child reaches 3 years old.
But analysts argue a lot more must be done.
“comprehensive policy package That covers childbirth, parenting and necessary education reduce the cost of “Raising children,” researcher Peng told AFP.
Job insecurity for postpartum women should are dealt with in particular.
Chinese population he could decline All year by 1.1% on On average, according to a study by the Shanghai Academy of social sciences that were updated last year and share it with France Press agency.
China could only have a population of 587 million in 2100, less than half of Today, according to the most pessimistic forecasts of that team of demographers.
and India set to take off this china year As the most populous country in the worldaccording to the United Nations.
“a declining and aging population it will be real they for China “.
“It will have a profound impact on China economy From the present until the year 2100.”
Amid slowing birth rates, soaring financial pressure and change social Standards, China saw population Shrink last year for the first the time in more from six contracts, official The data showed on Tuesday.
The world’s most populous country is facing A looming demographic crisis as the workforce ages, which analysts warn could hamper the economy growth and lint pressure on rupture public Safes.
Analysts point to a rally cost of Living – and also an increasing number of women in workforce and pursuit higher Education – as reasons behind deceleration.
“Who dares to have children?” Residing in Shanghai in He said his 30s on Tuesday.
“The unemployment rate Too high, COVID destroyed Everything, there is nothing we can do. next one year We will own declining growth again. “
Mainland Chinese population It amounted to about 1,411,750,000 in the end of 2022, National Office of Statistics (NBS) reported, prof decrease of 850,000 from the end of Previous year.
the number of births The National Bureau of Statistics said that 9.56 million while the figure of The number of deaths reached 10.41 million.
the last China time population declined I was in Early 1960s when the country was battling the worst famine in It’s modern historya result of Agrarian disastrous Mao Zedong policy Known as the Great Leap Forward.
China finished tough one-child policy – imposed in 1980s because of concerns of Overpopulation – in 2016 and began allowing couples to have three children in 2021.
But that’s him failed to reflect the demographic decline for State has long been adopted on As an enormous workforce driver of economic growth.
“the population likely trend down from here in The coming years,” Zhiwei Zhang of Strictly Asset Management said.
China can’t count on The demographic dividend as a structural dividend driver for economic growth,” he added.
“economic growth You will have to count more on productivity growthwhich drives it government Policy.”
‘Many of Pressure’
the one-child policy Chinese mean people Xiujian Peng, a researcher at the University of Australia, is accustomed to small families of Victoria told AFP.
And for Those who They were just children K result of the policy”There’s a lot of pressure when it comes to care of for you parents and improve quality of life in the future,” a young Women in Beijing told AFP (AFP).
for those who Works childrenArbitrage work Raising children can be an impossible task.
“to much womenHaving a baby means they have to give up on Many of things they are wanted to do” Nancy, 32-yearExplanation of the ancient e-commerce factor.
News of the population decline heading fast on The Internet in China is heavily censored.
“without childrenthe state and the nation do not have future”,” one comment on Twitter-like Read Weibo service.
We take children he also a social responsibility,” another comment From a well-known “patriotic” poignant read.
But others again He pointed out the difficulties of reinforced children in modern china.
“I love motherI will not be a mother,” He said one.
“number one reflects on Why don’t we want to have (children) no want said another.
‘Policy package need’
The independent demographic is Jaffa also He indicated that ” decline in the number of women of Childbearing age, which decreased by five million per year Between 2016 and 2021 “- result of aging of the population – K reason for low birth rate.
Many local authorities have it already She launched measures to encourage couples to have children children.
major southern cities of shenzhen, for For example, maternity allowances are now offered of up To 10,000 yuan (about $1,500) and the allowance is paid until the child reaches 3 years old.
But analysts argue a lot more must be done.
“comprehensive policy package That covers childbirth, parenting and necessary education reduce the cost of “Raising children,” researcher Peng told AFP.
Job insecurity for postpartum women should are dealt with in particular.
Chinese population he could decline All year by 1.1% on On average, according to a study by the Shanghai Academy of social sciences that were updated last year and share it with France Press agency.
China could only have a population of 587 million in 2100, less than half of Today, according to the most pessimistic forecasts of that team of demographers.
and India set to take off this china year As the most populous country in the worldaccording to the United Nations.
“a declining and aging population it will be real they for China “.
“It will have a profound impact on China economy From the present until the year 2100.”