China's network on January 20 (reporter Peng Yao) the National Health Commission held a press conference on the 20th, yang Jinrui, deputy director of the Department of Population and Family of the National Health Commission, said that the decline in the birth population is the result of the comprehensive impact of multiple factors. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, women aged 20-34 during the boom period decreased by an average of 3.4 million per year, and in 2021, compared with 2020, there were 4.73 million fewer. This is an important factor driving the decline in the number of births.
On January 20, the National Health Commission held a press conference, and Yang Jinrui, deputy director of the Department of Population and Family of the National Health Commission, answered reporters' questions. Photo by Li Jia, China Net
Yang Jinrui said that at present, as the new main body of marriage and childbearing after 90 and 00, most of them grow and work in cities and towns, have a longer period of education, face greater pressure on employment competition, and the phenomenon of delaying marriage and childbearing is very prominent. Delayed marriage increases the likelihood that women will not marry for life, further inhibiting fertility levels. At the same time, the willingness to have children continues to decline, and the average number of children intended for women of childbearing age was 1.76 in 2017, 1.73 in 2019, and 1.64 in 2021.
With the development of economic and social development, the cost of fertility and parenting education under the influence of multiple factors such as housing, education and employment remains high, which increases the fertility concerns of young people. Relevant support policies are not well connected, and public services such as childcare are not sound, making many young people hesitant and discouraged on fertility issues. In addition, the covid-19 pandemic has also had a certain impact on the marriage and childbirth arrangements of some people. "The implementation of the three-child birth policy and supporting measures is to prevent the further decline of the birth population, promote the realization of a moderate fertility level, and promote the long-term balanced development of the population."
In response to the question of "whether the supporting support policies are not effective", Yang Jinrui responded that population reproduction is not the same as material reproduction, the cycle of population reproduction is long, there are many influencing factors, and the factors of fertility decision-making are very complex and involve all aspects. At present, the implementation of the three-child birth policy is not long, and supporting active fertility support measures are also being introduced, and it is difficult to show obvious results in the short term.
In the next step, all localities and departments will focus on the work of fertility and parenting education that the masses are most looking forward to, launch a series of supporting measures, make real moves, and make hard moves, and further promote the implementation of the central government's "Decision on Optimizing Fertility Policies to Promote long-term balanced development of the population" and various policy measures.
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