China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022
China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022
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China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022- state media
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So on the topic, can someone explain why birth rates are so important if it isn't lower then the death rate? I see this issue so much and I really can't find a good issue other then economic reasons
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If the birth rate is too low, the population will progressively become older and older with fewer young people there to support them
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So what is considered a good birth rate? I would assume over 1 should be fine.
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2.1 is maintenance level. Each child has 2 parents, and the .1 accounts for infant deaths, etc.
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Depends how you are presenting the number. Over 1 per person is ok, but this is 1.1 per woman. So closer to .5 per person.
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Put like that, I can see the issue.
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Once all the old people did which will be soon then the issue solves itself. Then maintaining a manageable population will be easy.
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The thing about old people is that young people turn into them
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Oh dang.
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the country will be full of old people and no one to take care of them
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Really your only answers are going to be based in economics.
A society can absolutely thrive with a 1:1 ratio, but not built around a capitalistic mindset. Quite frankly China's probably the best person to have this problem and they ignore the whims of capitalism for their countries residents quite often.
Possible non-economic considerations could be not having enough people to build a military and lack of cultural exportation. Both of which China doesn't really have any problems with.
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