The birth rate of the most populated nation in the world is 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2021, compared with 8.52 the previous year. The country faces an aging population faster than expected.
Le Monde with AFP
The birth rate has dropped in 2021 at a historically low level, according to official data published on Monday 17 January, on the background of uncertainties against the future and the cost of education.
The Asian country faces rapid aging of the labor force, an economic slowdown and the lowest population growth for decades.
The birth rate of the world’s most populous country was 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2021, according to the National Statistics Office (SNB). It was 8.52 in 2020. This is the lowest level since at least 1978, when the Asian giant began publishing its annual statistics statement.
Cooled couples by the rise. cost of living
China has relaxed its birth limitation policy in recent years. She authorized couples to have two children in 2016, then three since 2021. But these decisions did not result in birth boom. The Chinese are cooled by the rise in the cost of living, housing and especially children’s education.
In 2021, the country recorded 10.62 million births, according to official data. The natural increase rate of the population plunged 0.34 per 1,000 people last year, compared with 1.45 in 2000.
“The demographic challenge is well known, but the speed of aging population is clearly faster than expected,” said Zhiwei Zhang, Chief Economist within the Pinpoint Asset Management cabinet.