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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After reading many of the comments here I’ll comment on something which has not been touched upon.
Having a child is not fun, being pregnant is not fun, raising a child is difficult, women don’t want to sacrifice their life to stay at home and raise their child, etc.
Why does this matter now but not before? Because women now have to choice!
The choice to be educated, work and earn. They can now live a life that they could not before. They can take care of themselves and live how they want to without being tied down by the responsibility of taking care of a little human!
This also imo explains why monetary incentives do not change declining birth rates.
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