China discovers 12 million children you didn't know existed

China discovered that it did not record nearly 12 million children born between 2000 and 2010 in its census data, a number equivalent to the current population of Belgium, due to its strict one-child policy in that period.

And Bloomberg reported that China had found 11.6 million children not registered in the population census, as the latest annual statistical book issued by the government estimated the number of children born during that period at 172.5 million, which is much higher than 160.9 million in that registered age group. In the 2010 census.

The report indicates that the large difference in the numbers is expected to come due to the failure of parents to report the births to avoid punishment, due to the violation of the one-child policy imposed at the time.

China began allowing all couples to have a second child only for one year (2016);

This means that some parents will not officially announce their third child until the child reaches the age of six, and needs to register in schools.

The reviews showed how difficult it is to count the number of people accurately in the world's most populous country. The birth rates for the years from 2011 to 2017 were adjusted upwards, in the latest statistical yearbook;

This indicates that the problem of reducing the number of children is likely to continue after 2010.

It is reported that in recent years, China has effectively abandoned restrictions on family size, to the current maximum of three children without imposing penalties if the number specified by the government is exceeded, however, the number of births in China is expected to continue to decline, and the total could begin The population is declining at the end of this year.

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