What falling birth rates reveal about China's future.

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  • Author(s): BREMMER, IAN (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    TIME Magazine. 2/13/2023, Vol. 201 Issue 5/6, p27-27. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
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    • Subject Terms:
      BIRTH rate; POPULATION forecasting; DEMOGRAPHIC change; CHILDBIRTH; CHILD rearing; OLDER people
    • Subject Terms:
      CHINA
    • Abstract:
      That's the backdrop for a decision by authorities in Sichuan province, with a population of more than 80 million, to allow unmarried citizens to register their children and receive state health benefits. South Korea's fertility rate now stands at just 0.8, and the share of its population ages 65 and older is expected to overtake that of Japan by 2045 and will account for half the population by 2070. [Extracted from the article]
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