Falling Birth Rate Prompts China to Enforce Three-Child Policy
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China has implemented a new birth policy, allowing each family to have a maximum of three children. According to the BBC, this policy aims to bolster the younger age structure and address the aging population.
This is because the total fertility rate (TFR) is recorded at only 1.69 per woman. This means that each woman in the People's Republic of China only gives birth to 1-2 children in her lifetime. This total fertility rate is lower than the UN standard of 2.1 births per woman.
The low total fertility rate in China is attributed to the one-child policy implemented by the government in 1979. This policy was initially adopted to curb population growth in the country.
In 2016, the Chinese government revised the policy to allow two children per family. However, this policy has not significantly increased the number of births.
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