Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has always had the largest population in the world. In response to the pressure on resources brought about by overpopulation, the state has implementedFamily planningThe policy requires that a family can only have one child. This policy has achieved remarkable results in controlling the number of people, but with the evolution of the times, China's population structure has undergone profound changes.
However, in recent years, our newbornsBirth rateContinued decline, populationNegative growthThe problem is becoming more and more prominent. Although the two-child policy has been liberalized since 2016 and the three-child policy was introduced in 2021, this has not changed the downward trend in the number of newborns. According to the latest statistics, the number of newborns in China in 2022 will only be 9.56 million, which has fallen below the 10 million mark, and the total population has also been recordedNegative growth, a decrease of 890,000 people. All of these data show that young people of school age are significantly less willing to have children.
The reasons for young people's reluctance to have children are mainly focused on economic stress andChildcare costson the issue. First of all, it is expensive for young people to get married nowadays. Marriage requires more than just paymentBride price, but also to bear a lot of expenses such as buying a house and a car. Many marriageable young people have just graduated and are unable to have enough assets and savings to get married. If the family is not in a good position to buy a house or pay for itBride price, they are often unable to pay off their debts and are therefore unable to afford themParentingLiability. They are already struggling to make ends meet, let alone support the next generation.
Secondly, highChildcare costsIt discourages young people. According to the latest data, it will take 17 to raise a child until the age of 4870,000 yuan, and that's not includedEducationand college fees. One child is already a huge burden for many families, let alone two or three children. According to the traditional belief, parents should give their children the bestlifewithEducationCondition. However, nowadays good privateKindergartenThe cost is even higher than the cost of college tuition, and the tuition fees of well-known elementary, junior high and high schools also cost tens of thousands of yuan. In order to provide the best for the childEducationenvironment, parents will try their best to save money, and this financial pressure discourages many families.
Faced with the current situation of declining newborns, some experts have proposed solutions and obtained manyParentingFamily support.
First of all, experts call for raisingParentingsubsidy support to alleviateParentingThe financial burden on the family. This can be done directly in the form of cash subsidies or tax deductions, or by providing other forms of support to reduce themChildcare costsand stress.
Secondly, experts recommend that it should be:KindergartenObligation to incorporateEducationstage, and strengthenEducationFair work to lower the familyChildcare costs。Doing so allows children to accept on as fair terms as possibleEducationAt the same time, it can also improve the enthusiasm of some families to have children.
To sum up, the decline in the number of newborns has a significant impact on the future of our country. In order to solve this problem, the state is likely to introduce corresponding policies to adjust. It is foreseeable that over time, marriage andParentingThe problem of stress will be solved gradually.