The population in the world is increasing continuously. Many countries are troubled by the rapidly increasing population, while in some countries the decreasing birth rate remains a cause of concern. Actually, to maintain a balance between the population and youth of any country, it is necessary that the birth rate should be 2.1 percent. It means that if a woman gives birth to at least two children, then there will be a balance in the population of any country and it will not increase very fast. This is not happening in many countries, so the governments there are worried about the decreasing population. The population of the elderly is increasing rapidly there, while there are less infants and youth. In such a situation, questions are being raised on the existence of those countries as well. Let us know about the country where the least number of children are being born.
Which country has the least population?
There are many countries in the world where fewer children are being born and this is a matter of concern for them. The name of this country is south korea, which is struggling with the increasing elderly population. The reason for this is the declining birth rate here. Here is the lowest birth rate in the world, which is at 0.72. While this rate was 0.78 in the year 2022, it has decreased so much in three years. It is estimated that this birth rate can decrease even more and can reach 0.65. This is the situation in the whole of south korea, while the situation in its capital Seoul is even worse. Here the birth rate is only 0.55 percent.
What is the reason for fewer children being born?
The biggest reason behind the declining birth rate in south korea is that the youth here are running away from marriage. Their interest in marriage is ending and they do not want to get into any relationship. While the government of south korea is making every possible effort to increase the birth rate. The government there is also providing government assistance to the youth to get married and have children, but still no improvement has been seen in the birth rate. Apart from this, countries like china and japan are also facing declining population.
Declining population in China
China once had the highest population in the world, but now it is not so. In view of the increasing population in china, there has been a law of having only one child for many decades, that is why the number of elderly people is increasing here. In the year 2023, the birth rate here had reached 1.26. Similarly, the population in japan also started decreasing after the year 2005.
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