Explained: What China’s lowest birth rate says about the country’s one-child policy | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: What China’s lowest birth rate says about the country’s one-child policy | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: What China’s lowest birth rate says about the country’s one-child policy

, Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: January 18, 2020 at 1:07 pm

This fall in birth rate can be largely attributed to China’s one-child policy, which came into force in 1979 under then-leader Deng Xiaoping. According to a Deloitte Insights report, China’s population has aged faster than elsewhere, which will slow down the country’s growth potential.