And my friends almost only want to have a child after getting married. Even if their family members keep urging them, they are unwilling to have another child. It seems that the concept of "prosperous population" in the past is not helpful to young people today, and even " DINK " has become popular. So, our income level is increasing year by year and our lives are getting smaller and smaller. Why are we reluctant to rebirth?
However, it is not only our country that is unwilling to have children, but also the same is true for our West and our neighbors, Japan and South Korea. According to , Kyodo News reported on the 44th, data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan showed that the number of newborn babies born in the first half of this year was 384,942, a 5% decrease from the same period last year. This is the first time since 2000 that the number of newborns in Japan has been below 400,000. Coincidentally, the fertility rate in South Korea is still not high. According to data released by the South Korean Statistics Department, the number of newborns in South Korea in the second quarter of this year was 59,961, a year-on-year decrease of 9.3%. Especially in the second quarter, the number of newborns was less than 60,000 for the first time. In order to solve the problem of less birth, the Japanese and South Korean governments have introduced many good policies, such as giving rewards, establishing a "Children's Family Hall", and increasing subsidies for newborn babies. At the same time, in order to cope with the aging problem, both Japan and South Korea have extended their years of working and lifted retirement age restrictions, so that more elderly people who are capable and willing to work will continue to work.
Of course, our country has also begun to encourage everyone to have more children. Not only has it begun to relax family planning , but it even encourages second-child children to promote third-child children. Some cities even issued exclusive subsidies, but still cannot raise the idea of young people having children. The results of the seventh census of show that my country's fertility rate in 2020 is only 1.3, while the normal international level is 2.1. We are not as good as many developed countries in Europe and the United States. After the second child was released, the fertility rate did not improve, and it decreased by 2.65 million in 2020 compared with 2019. From 2017 to 2019, the number of births decreased by 630,000, 2 million and 580,000 respectively, and the number of births decreased by 5.86 million in four years.
The decrease in the population birth rate will inevitably cause several major social problems. First, the labor force has decreased. In recent years, high-end talents have been in a state of lack, while new talents have been in a blank period. The second is population aging. Without newborns, young people are gradually getting older, which has led to an increasing number of elderly people in society, leading to GJs' retirement age being delayed now. Third, the pressure on social raising has surged. As the birth population decreases, the pressure to raise young people is getting greater and greater. Coupled with the previous family planning, many young people now have to raise about 4 elderly people, which is under great pressure. Even because of the increase in the number of elderly people, even the social security funds are almost insufficient. Fourth, the decline of national strength. Many people think this is a bit alarmist, but it is not. You can imagine that when a country has only the majority of the elderly, the war, industry, agriculture, etc. of this country will inevitably face a situation where no one can use it. When these elderly people die, they may even be at risk of destruction.
So, after saying so much, what exactly is the reason why young people are unwilling to have children? The editor believes that the main reason is the following:
1. Influenced by Western ideas. The ideas of Western countries have always been to enjoy timely and even consume in advance. I still remember when I was studying, there was a picture in the book that said two old people said they bought a house. The old people in China said they had saved for thirty years before they saved enough money to buy a house to move in; while the old people in the West said that they had bought a house for thirty years, and lived for decades, and now they have paid off their loans. This is the difference between traditional Chinese thoughts and traditional Western thoughts. China's ideas are conservative and do not easily do things beyond their own abilities. "Don't take on porcelain work without diamond "; while the West enjoys it in advance and lives in the present. There is no difference between the two ideas, it just depends on the individual. However, in recent years, the Western idea of timely entertainment is very popular among young Chinese people. Everyone wants to enjoy it first, rather than various academic issues after giving birth.
2. Causes of the epidemic.Due to the epidemic in recent years, coupled with various regional conflicts abroad, the prices of raw materials have continued to rise, resulting in the rising cost of living for people. Many people even lose their jobs due to the epidemic. When even adults have to consider the pressure of life themselves, they have no extra financial resources and energy to consider having children.
3. The pressure of three mountains. The three mountains are now education, houses and medical care. A child costs hundreds or thousands of lessons; buying a house requires two generations of hard work; getting a cold, it costs 500 yuan to go to the hospital. It makes people unable to afford children, buy a house, and get sick. With the bride price and house money, many young people even find a partner, let alone get married and have children.
But fortunately, after several years of policy stimulation, the birth rate of newborns has gradually increased. According to the seventh census, at the end of 2021, my country's population was 1412.6 million, an increase of 53.38 million from the end of 2012, with an average annual growth of 5.931 million; from the perspective of the gender structure of the birth population, the gender ratio of birth population in 2021 was 108.3, a decrease of 9.4 from 2012, and the gender structure of the birth population was significantly improved. The gender issue, which used to be artificially intervened because of boys over girls, has also been effectively alleviated in recent years, and everything is developing in a positive direction.
So, in today's society where there is constant inflow, are you still willing to raise a second or even a third child? Everyone is also welcome to leave a message to discuss.
