China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022- state media
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China's fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure likely to rattle authorities as they try to boost the country's declining number of new births.
  • vind@lemmy.world
    15·
    11 months ago

    If the birth rate is too low, the population will progressively become older and older with fewer young people there to support them

      • SybilVane@lemmy.ca
        14·
        11 months ago

        2.1 is maintenance level. Each child has 2 parents, and the .1 accounts for infant deaths, etc.

    • Ataraxia@lemmy.world
      27·
      11 months ago

      Once all the old people did which will be soon then the issue solves itself. Then maintaining a manageable population will be easy.