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Birth Rate & Bachelor Blues

Wang Ling at chinadialogue describes concerns over the accuracy of China’s birth rate figures, expressed as its Total Fertility Rate: the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. Underestimating this figure could leave Beijing ill-equipped to meet future demographic challenges. According to a report by National Population Strategy Research, China’s TFR needs to stay around 1