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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A lot of women I’ve talked to in China are like, “Hell, no!” when it comes to having another child. It means having to go through another pregnancy and birth, and then, in reality, being stuck with a lot of the childrearing duties. Having one kid is a lot more economically doable and you can have freedom and flexibility sooner, because you’re not trapped taking care of child after child.
Although it may cause demographic and economic problems in the future, we can also look at it positively. Women are stating their minds and not bowing to pressure to have more children. They’re willing to assert themselves.
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