Good guys, I heard that the number of new births in China will pick up in 2023?
According to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the number of births in 2023 will be 9.02 million, which is indeed higher than the 8 million expected by the agency, but it is still 540,000 fewer than last year, which is still a downward trend.
How many years has China's fertility decline continued?
Since 2016, the number of newborns has dropped for seven consecutive years, and the number of newborns this year has dropped by almost half compared with the peak in 2016, with a total population of 1,409.67 million, a decrease of 2.08 million from the previous year, which is also a downward trend.
Is China already in an aging society?
The current situation is that 21 people are over 60 years old1%, over 65 years old 154%。According to international standards, China has entered a stage of moderate aging.
Will the Chinese population continue to decline? Will there be a twist?
According to the China Development Report 2023 released by the Development Research Center, the number of births in China will decrease by 1 million every 10 years in the next 10 years.
Why does the Chinese population continue to decline?
Because young people's willingness to have children has declined, they don't want to have children because of the three mountains, education, housing, and medical care.
Data shows that the current cost of raising a baby to the age of 18 in China is 69 times, ranking second in the world, second only to South Korea.
Is the decline in the Chinese population a good thing or a bad thing?
A declining population means a reduced demand for resources, and for the vast expanse of China, there are certainly many benefits, such as a better environment, lower transportation environment, lower housing prices, cheaper medical treatment, and improved education.
What are the disadvantages?
The aging population is aggravated, the advantage of low-end manufacturing population has disappeared, the consumption scale has decreased, and the employment cost of enterprises has increased.
Is fertility expected to pick up in 2024?
The data shows that in the last year of the dragon, in 2002, the fertility rate did rebound, because traditional Chinese culture loves dragon babies. As for this Year of the Dragon, it depends on how this generation of young people chooses.