There is a direct relationship between quality of life and birth rate. The poorer a population, the higher the birth rate. In Europe the birth rate has been on

There is a direct relationship between quality of life and birth rate. The poorer a population, the higher the birth rate. In Europe the birth rate has been on a decline and the population is aging. The one child policy in China has had negative social effects. For example many families sought to have boys, leading to a very skewed sex ratio and a high infanticide rate. We can also say that such policies are a human rights violation, are treating a symptom instead of the disease and are doing more harm than good.