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17 Chinese govt departments issue guideline to boost population growth amid falling birth rate
A total of 17 Chinese government departments on Tuesday jointly released a guideline on support policies in finance, tax, housing, employment, education and other fields to create a fertility-friendly society and encourage families to have more children, as the country faces growing pressure from falling birth rates.
Kindergartens Shut Downs Across China As Birth Rate Falls
China is facing a deepening demographic crisis, with birth rates in several populous provinces plunging over 50 percent in 2024 from their peaks in 2016 or 2017. This sharp decline has already triggered a significant drop in preschool enrollment and the closure of tens of thousands of preschools in recent years. A recent study by data firm MyCOS reveals that even traditionally high-fertility regions have been hit hard: Shandong Province, once Ch…
Why Are So Many China Kindergartens Closing? Like, 20,000 in a Year...
China is in the throes of a silent crisis that’s reshaping its future: kindergartens are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over 20,000 of these institutions—mostly private—have been rapidly closing their doors since 2021, a stark reflection of the country’s plummeting birthrate and a warning siren for global demographic challenges. This isn’t just about empty classrooms; it’s about jobs vanishing, communities fracturing, and an economy on edge. …
A total of 12,654 births, of which 50.6% are men and 49.3% are women, were registered in March, marking a fall of 8.9% compared to the same month in 2024. Thus it follows from the Cojunctural Bulletin of Vital Statistics published today by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). According to the group [...] The entry Chile gets older: Births fall 8.9% in March was first published in INFOGATE.
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