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[-] db2@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

So China got their overpopulation under control in order for it to make sense to worry about declining birth rates?

[-] Humanius@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The prospects for China are not looking particularly good. Decades of a one-child policy seems to have helped normalize one child per couple.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_fertility_rate

China has a fertility rate of 1.02 children per woman.
For comparison, in the US that rate is 1.62 children per woman and in Germany 1.46.

A "healthy" fertility rate, where the population remains more or less stable (not accounting for immigration), is roughly at 2.1 children per woman.

The West is going to have issues with their low birthrates, but the looming Chinese demographics crisis is looking to be much worse than what the West is going to be dealing with.

[-] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I swear the next global superpower will be determined by whatever country has the least problems.

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, looks like it

this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2026
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