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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As the cost of raising children goes up, people start having fewer children. This includes cost of housing, income lost from maternity leave, and opportunity costs of being passed over for promotions, etc.
Unless there is support to have children such as free childcare, maternity leave, ability to return to your work, and of course, changes to work culture, you have to really want children and/or have an exceptional financial situation.
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