China's Fertility Rate Reaches New Low

iFeng: 中国人口“两头承压”：出生率跌破1% 5个年轻人养1个老人

At the same time, the decline in the number of marriages is not conducive to the growth of the birth population. The latest data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs show that in the third quarter of this year, a total of 5.886 million couples registered for marriage across the country. This figure is down 0.1% from the same period in 2020 and 17.5% from the same period in 2019, a decrease of 1.245 million pairs.

In response to population problems such as low fertility and aging, my country has decided to implement the "three-child policy", and a couple will be able to have three children. At present, some regions have successively introduced supporting measures. For example, Beijing rewards female employees with three children with an additional 30 days of maternity leave and 15 days of paternity leave for their spouses; Sichuan Panzhihua provides a childcare subsidy of 500 yuan per child per month to families with two and three children until the child is 3 years old, becoming the first in the country. A city that issues childcare subsidies.

It takes time for the policy to be effective. Counting the gestation cycle, the "three-child policy" implemented at the end of May will not be effective until the first half of next year at the earliest. It is difficult to significantly increase the fertility data in 2021. The natural population growth rate (birth rate-death rate) of 1.45‰ in front of us has caused people to worry: Will the negative population growth come early?