date:Feb 01, 2016
In fact, the birth rate, currently running at about 16m per year could fall to close to 12m by about 2030.
The bank said it was rather less confident that the relaxation [in the One Child Policy] will lead to any uptick in Chinese birth rates, in fact arguing the contrary.
As countries get richer so middle class fertilizer declines, with the growing cost of raising children a facor too.
Furthermore, Chinese women are becoming progressively better educated and working more than in the past.
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