Shanghai in China has a fertility rate 0f 0.50
Some parts of South Korea like wards of Seoul and Busan are already in or below 0.30 children per woman
In 2023 Taiwan’s fertility rate was 0.865 and still going downside
The Hong kong one was 0.75 kids per woman
Singapore is 0.97 (and declining very fast)
Japan is the highest at 1.20 (with Tokyo being 0.99) and they’re declining also really fast
Why???
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1. Low income / no accessibility to housing
2. Shit labour laws (Most countries BARELY provide assistance to new mothers and fathers. In Hong Kong, paternity leave is 5 days)
3. Poor worklife balance (Thais work 6 days per week, and whilst most other East Asian countries have 5 day work weeks, you usually overtime (without pay) alot.
4. Equality in the workplace (Men in Asia are still supposed to be the “breadwinner” and still have to pay for dates / everything a woman wants. With women competing in the workplace, there are less high earning jobs. Also when a woman makes high income, they generally only date men with similar or higher income, whereas statistically men don’t mind dating poorer women.
5. Poor outlook – Asia is captialism run amok. You’re either wealthy or poor. There isn’t much of a middle class. Those who have money have children because they can and want to. Less fortunate people don’t have that liberty and actively trying to scrape by, day to day.
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