China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022- state media
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China's fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure likely to rattle authorities as they try to boost the country's declining number of new births.
    • SybilVane@lemmy.ca
      15·
      1 year ago

      2.1 is maintenance level. Each child has 2 parents, and the .1 accounts for infant deaths, etc.

    • karlthemailman
      9·
      1 year ago

      Depends how you are presenting the number. Over 1 per person is ok, but this is 1.1 per woman. So closer to .5 per person.