China Birth Rate

China to crack down on bride price custom to boost birth rates: The ‘dowry’ practice explained

China has been implementing various measures to boost its population. The latest is to crack down on the custom of bride prices. This tradition sees a groom paying the bride’s family to show his sincerity and wealth. However, recently, this custom has had a negative impact on marriages

China offers 30 days paid ‘marriage leaves’ to tackle declining birth rate

China’s north-western province of Gansu as well as the province of Shanxi will now give 30 days of paid marriage leaves while Shanghai gives 10 and Sichuan offers only three days

Chinese cities declare new childbirth incentives as first dip in more than 6 decades looms

A few years after relaxing its one-child policy in January 2016, China introduced a three-child policy in May 2021 in response to the country’s declining birth rate, which is expected to weigh significantly on China’s economy in decades ahead

China’s birth rate slips to record low of 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2021

Although officials relaxed the nation's one-child policy in 2016, allowing couples to have two children, it has failed to bring about a baby boom