{"id":2551284,"date":"2026-01-25T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-population-hits-rock-bottom-the-one-child-policy-may-have-destroyed-the-countrys-future-5\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T11:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:51:13","slug":"chinas-population-hits-rock-bottom-the-one-child-policy-may-have-destroyed-the-countrys-future-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-population-hits-rock-bottom-the-one-child-policy-may-have-destroyed-the-countrys-future-5\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Population Hits Rock Bottom: The One-Child Policy May Have Destroyed the Country&#8217;s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinas-population-hits-rock-bottom-the-one-child-policy-may-have-destroyed-the-countrys-future-5%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2551284&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>China\u2019s demographic outlook worsened in 2025 as births fell to a record low of 5.63 per 1,000 people while the death rate rose to 8.04 per 1,000, and the population declined by 3.39 million to about 1.4 billion\u2014the fourth consecutive annual drop. Experts say the pace of decline is striking even without a major shock. Decades of the one\u2011child policy,formally ended in 2016 and replaced first by a two\u2011child and then a three\u2011child policy,have left long\u2011lasting effects: a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >skewed male\u2011female ratio<\/a>,fewer younger relatives to care for an aging population,and a history of forced abortions and child abandonment. Beijing has tried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-population-hits-rock-bottom-the-one-child-policy-may-have-destroyed-the-countrys-future-3\/\" title=\"China&#039;s ... Hits Rock Bottom: The One-Child ... May Have Destroyed the Country&#039;s Future\">pro\u2011birth campaigns<\/a> and recently introduced taxes on some contraceptives to encourage fertility, but rising child\u2011rearing costs and economic headwinds\u2014such as a real estate crisis\u2014remain major barriers. More than 20% of the population is already over 60, and UN projections suggest the share of elderly could grow dramatically by the end of the century.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>China&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-population-hits-rock-bottom-the-one-child-policy-may-have-destroyed-the-countrys-future\/\" title=\"China&#039;s ... Hits Rock Bottom: The One-Child ... May Have Destroyed the Country&#039;s Future\">birth rate hit rock bottom<\/a>, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Total births in China plummeted to 5.63 per 1,000 people in 2025, marking a record low since the Chinese Communist Party officially <a href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1945-1952\/chinese-rev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">took power<\/a> in 1949. At the same time, the country&rsquo;s death rate increased to 8.04 per 1,000 people, the highest level since 1968, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/18\/business\/china-population-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/chinas-population-falls-for-fourth-straight-year-409986bd?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdZqylcW7-wdoiaDBp5d1UwfD_7XKD0weHlHHWNobmFozftd6OovD_kpuAVxE0%3D&amp;gaa_ts=696e2bbf&amp;gaa_sig=Iouq6cd4Lq14U-XfLr5ZUriJWYcqkPi-N_5HqNmN2qajzztZiRVvV2Jr7WtpgHbf4ZLLnIwohAk1aS13i56zwQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> citing government data.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the country&rsquo;s population fell for the fourth straight year, dropping 3.39 million to hit 1.4 billion by the end of 2025, BBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c79r7v7qr53o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The pace of the decline is striking, particularly in the absence of major shocks,&rdquo; Yue Su, principal economist at Economist Intelligence Unit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/19\/china-birthrate-record-low-aging-population-fertility-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> CNBC on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The newly released demographic data comes as China has grappled with a continually&nbsp;declining population in recent years.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>China introduced its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/end-one-child-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">controversial<\/a> nationwide one-child policy in the late 1970s in an effort to decrease the country&rsquo;s then-massive population, <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5944611\/#:~:text=one%2Dchild%20policy.-,The%20one%2Dchild%20policy,by%20decades%20of%20economic%20mismanagement.&amp;text=Between%201950%20and%201970%2C%20the,to%20more%20than%20800%20million.&amp;text=In%20response%2C%20the%20government%20introduced,level%20since%20(figure%201).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the National Library of Medicine. In 2015, China <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-34665539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> it had decided to scrap the policy and replace it with a two-child limit, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-57303592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lasted<\/a> until 2021 in favor of a three-child policy.<\/p>\n<p>While the one-child policy officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/the-end-of-chinas-one-child-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ended<\/a> in January 2016, experts have warned that it has contributed to ongoing demographic issues such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-population-hits-rock-bottom-the-one-child-policy-may-have-destroyed-the-countrys-future-4\/\" title=\"China&#039;s ... Hits Rock Bottom: The One-Child ... May Have Destroyed the Country&#039;s Future\">heavily skewed ratio<\/a> of men to women, and having a shortage of younger relatives able to provide care for a continuously aging population, The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/10\/31\/world\/asia\/china-will-feel-one-child-policys-effects-for-decades-experts-say.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in October 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, China&rsquo;s one-child policy sometimes resulted in forced abortions and mothers&rsquo; deaths, the Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-2012-jun-15-la-fg-china-abortions-20120616-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in June 2012. In the 1980s, the policy also led to some parents in China either abandoning their daughters, committing infanticide, or giving them away, which partly contributed to Chinese babies <b>&mdash;<\/b> primarily girls &mdash; being adopted in the West, NPR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/02\/01\/465124337\/how-chinas-one-child-policy-led-to-forced-abortions-30-million-bachelors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in February 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, since China switched to the three-child policy beginning in 2021, the Chinese government has been promoting national campaigns in an effort to create a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-population-hits-rock-bottom-the-one-child-policy-may-have-destroyed-the-countrys-future-2\/\" title=\"China&#039;s ... Hits Rock Bottom: The One-Child ... May Have Destroyed the Country&#039;s Future\">pro-birth culture&#038;rdquo<\/a>; amid its continuously aging and declining population, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/18\/china\/china-one-child-policy-hangover-intl-hnk\/index.html#:~:text=Since%20the%20shift%20to%20a,with%20ones%20encouraging%20more%20births.\">reported<\/a> in August 2024. People over the age of 60 now make up over 20 percent of China&rsquo;s total population of 1.4 billion people, and could account for a whopping half of the population by 2100, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/01\/china\/china-one-child-anniversary-intl-hnk-vis-dst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> on Jan. 1, citing projections from the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has recently begun introducing new taxes on condoms, birth control pills, and other contraceptives in an effort to bolster China&rsquo;s population, Fortune <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/01\/16\/china-taxing-condoms-demographics-fertility-one-child-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> on Jan. 16. 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