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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For China, part of the problem is that they have a system of “residence”. Just because you live somewhere doesn’t mean you are now a resident of that city/region.
Many people moved from rural areas to major cities far away (but still within China) – but they are not “residents” of those cities. Which means they don’t have certain rights, or access to certain schools.
And their children won’t be residents of those cities either – which means they can’t go to certain schools. And schooling is still a big deal in China.
Also, because people work so many days/hours in big cities, children are usually sent back to the old towns/villages to be raised by grandparents – and only visited a few times a year.
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