(Beijing / New York Comprehensive News) China's official report shows that China ’s total fertility rate has fallen from 1.30 in 2020 to 1.09, a record low in history.This number is not only lower than that of Japan, which has a fast population, but also the bottom of the country with a population of 100 million.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Economic News quoted a report from the China Population and Development Research Center on August 15th and announced the above data.The report has been removed, and the relevant entries are restricted on Weibo.
The Wall Street Journal analyzes that China's high parenting costs have accelerated the decline in birth rate, and the recent economic downside trend has also damaged young people's confidence in the future.
According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in 2021, China's birth population was 10.62 million, and in 2022, it fell to 9.56 million, writing the lowest record since 1949.Many Chinese media have calculated in May that China's birth population may be less than 8 million this year.
While the birth of the population has declined, the desire to get married in Chinese young people is also decreasing.According to the statistics of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China, the number of marriage registrations in 2022 was 6.83 million, a year -on -year decrease of 10.5%.Marriage data in the first half of this year is expected to be released this month.
In recent years, the Chinese government has launched a number of promoting fertility policies, including issuing maternity subsidies to multiple children's families, preferential preferential house purchases, and piloting in different places to carry out the construction of wedding and childbearing culture in the new era and create a social environment for maternity.
