In China, where the number of children of married couples has been restricted in order to curb population growth, the birthrate is declining rapidly and the aging population is aging, and the decline in the labor force is becoming a social problem. We have decided to consider removing the limit on the number of children.
China has implemented a so-called "one-child policy" that limits the number of children per couple to one in order to curb population growth for more than 30 years, but abolished it five years ago and now limits it. Is relaxed to two people.
However, the number of children continues to decrease due to the financial burden of raising children and changes in values, and the birth rate of adults is the lowest since the country was founded in 1949, and the labor force population is rapidly declining and aging. It is decreasing.
Under these circumstances, the Chinese government will consider removing the restrictions on the number of children of couples in the three provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in the northeast, where the birth rate is particularly low. Did.
The government has not given a concrete schedule as it is in the stage of researching policies, but it seems that it aims to reflect it in national policies after taking the lead in some areas.