The fertility rate in China is currently 1.57, well below the replacement fertility rate of 2.1. In fact, fertility rates are below replacement rates or rapidly

The fertility rate in China is currently 1.57, well below the replacement fertility rate of 2.1. In fact, fertility rates are below replacement rates or rapidly declining nearly everywhere, even in places like India where the fertility rate will almost certainly reach sub-replacement levels in a decade. Africa is the only region that doesn't show this pattern.