Chinese is the decline in the birth rate a problem of the cost of raising a baby, or is it a problem faced by all countries in the world

Parents love to talk about the topic of children, in the past I talked about the education comment area message area is always the most content, today we also come to talk about children, but talk about the topic of raising children. Let's see how different it costs to raise a child?

Speaking of raising children, there will definitely be different opinions from netizens, because there are poor and poor, rich and rich, I said that raising children is expensive, there will be many people who do not agree, indeed this is a more subjective feeling, but these two days I saw a Reuters article, with data to explain the cost of raising children in various countries in the world, I think it is worth sharing with you. First of all, to explain, this data is not the absolute cost of raising children, because the situation in each country is different, putting aside the level of economic development and income to talk about spending is not much sense, here can only be used as an information reference, can only be said to be the average cost of raising children and the local per capita GDP to compare the results, we do not have to worry too much about its conclusions.

According to Chinese research, the average cost of raising a child in China is now close to 7 times the average GDP of Chinese, according to 2019 statistics, the average cost of raising a child from birth to 18 years old in China is 485,000 yuan, which is about 76,000 US dollars, of course, this does not include the cost of college after the age of 18, and the cost of helping children buy a house, buy a car and get married. If you are a Chinese parent, you should know that the cost of the child after the age of 18 is actually the largest for many families, and for foreign countries, this parent's view may have a little difference, which is also a cultural difference, many children over the age of 18 abroad are independent, and college, residence, life, and work may be solved by their own work or loans.

The study of this article contains data from 13 countries, but unfortunately this article does not give all the detailed information and data of these 13 countries, only talking about the comparison results of China ranking second, ranking second in South Korea, among these 13 countries South Korea ranks first, and South Korea is also the country with the lowest birth rate in the world. I believe it is precisely for this reason that China has woken up and made a series of remedial measures, opening up the second child, opening up the third child, introducing policies, cracking down on the education and training industry, cracking down on the real estate industry, etc., but at present, perhaps because the time is still too short, it has not yet achieved obvious results.

According to the data released by the China Bureau of Statistics, China's natural population growth rate (excluding immigration) in 2021 is only 0.034% is the lowest value since 1960, but the living conditions are now completely incomparable with before, according to this trend, it is likely that the population will enter negative growth in 2022 this year, that is to say, 21 years may be the peak of the Chinese in history. However, the data results in the article in the United States are calculated based on the data of 2015, the cost of raising children is 4.11 times the per capita GDP of that year, and japan before the United States is calculated based on the data of 2010, and the conclusion is 4.26 times, I think this statistic is biased. China's average is close to 7 times the per capita GDP, but China is a large population country, a vast area, the gap between urban and rural large cities and small counties is still very large, for example, in the first-tier cities of Beijing and Shanghai to raise a child to 18 years old The average cost is 1 million yuan and 970,000 yuan, respectively, the birth rate of newborns in these two cities is far lower than the national average, and we must take into account the medical level of these two cities. For example, the level of obstetric examination and delivery of pregnant women is much higher than the national average, which is also a problem worthy of attention, the length of this article is not much, interested can find out for themselves.

Let's talk about my views on this statistic, first of all, these data are obviously not balanced, for example, the data just mentioned in China is 19 years, the United States is 2015, Japan is 2010, not in the same year can not be so year-on-year, and like the United States 15 years of data is 7 years ago, and Japan is more than 10 years ago, the current situation has long changed, and secondly, I also said that you also have to consider the cultural differences of various countries, For example, when a child reaches the age of 18, is the task completed? Foreign countries may judge this way, but not at home. The Chinese culture is that children go to college in China, although the cost is not as expensive as in the United States, but the cost is still a burden for parents, and in the future, they will have to help their children prepare a marriage room, which may be greater than the various expenses from small to large combined. In the United States, college education is particularly expensive, if conditional parents do not want their children to borrow student loans, then they also have to prepare a large amount of money for their children to go to college, unconditional parents may be when their children are born, their own student loans when they go to school have not been repaid, then these statistics are impossible to record. There are also the costs of various training courses that children need to grow up, how do you say this should be recorded, and this statistics is not disclosed in detail, so it can only be said to be a reference article.

Finally, I would like to say that in addition to the cost of raising children, in fact, more time and energy are spent, these are intangible costs, but very important, I remember I have talked with some friends in developed countries, such as Canada, Germany and other countries, even if the government gives preferential policies and stimulus measures, we are not willing to have more children, these countries are the least economic pressure to have children, subsidized milk money, public free education, Even many public universities can apply for tuition or scholarships, maternity leave is also long, parents do not have to work 996, children do not go to school, there is not much chicken pressure, but there is still no high birth rate, because adults still want to have more time to enjoy their lives, and the cost of time and energy is irreplaceable by any money. Therefore, comparison is on the one hand, the data may also be real, but in the final analysis, it depends on how you define life and understand life, today's topic is here, tomorrow to see you bye-bye.