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TFR in mainland China is closer to 1.3 according to the 2020 census, and there are plenty of signs pointing to an accelerated decrease for the upcoming decade.
by Laforet 5y ago
TFR in mainland China is closer to 1.3 according to the 2020 census, and there are plenty of signs pointing to an accelerated decrease for the upcoming decade.
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-society-census-fertility-idUSL4N2MY140 https://www.reuters.com/article/china-society-census-fertili...
- caslon 5y agoThe OP and I both agree that pandemic years are outliers, which is why we're using the 2019 numbers.
- Laforet 5y agoExcept the worldwide birth rate did not change much in 2020, even for countries severely affected by Covid like US and Brazil. The apparent sharp drop from 1.6 to 1.3 probably had no relation to the pandemic after all.