Anti-Natalist Policy (China)

China's population projections

An overview of China's One Child Policy

Successes

The total fertility rate has fallen from nearly 6 to about 1.7
Population growth rate has fallen from a peak of 2.61% in the late 1960's to about 0.65% today
Birth rates have fallen from highs of 45 to about 13 today.
The availability of contraception has increased
Up to 250 million births have been prevented since 1979
China's population should peak in the first half of the 2030's (however, it might be as much as 1.45 billion)

Failures

There have been criticisms about human rights, not only over freedom of choice, but forced abortions and sterilisations.
Female infanticde has taken place, where the boys fave been favoured.
There is now a sex imbalance in China (117:100).
Many children have been abandoned for adoption.
There is an ageing population and an increased dependency ratio
There has been shortage of workers in some areas.
The so called 'little emperors' syndrome where only children are spoilt
The policy has been open to corruption. Many people have paid bribes to have extra children.
The population is still 1.3 billion and growing

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