What do you think is the reason for the general decline in the birth rate of 20 18?

On March 20th, the reporter of 2 1 Century Business Herald found that the birth rate generally declined in 20 18, among which Shandong was no longer the province with the highest birth rate in China, and the birth rate in 20 13.26‰ was more than 4 percentage points lower than the previous year.

Qinghai, Guangxi, Ningxia and other regions have the highest birth rates in China. In contrast, the birth rate in developed areas is generally low, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Northeast China. In 20 18, the birth rates in Liaoning, Tianjin and Shanghai were only 6.39‰, 6.67‰ and 7.2‰ respectively, only about half of those in Qinghai and Guangxi.

Nationwide, the birth rate of 20 10.94 ‰ is 20 17 12.43 ‰, which is lower than 20152,300 12.43‰, a decrease of 2 million over the previous year.

Why is the birth rate so different from place to place, and the overall decline? On March 20th, Wang Jinying, deputy director of the Population Research Institute of Hebei University, pointed out that the fertility rate in different places is related to the level of development. The more developed areas are, the higher the level of urbanization is, and the fertility will of urban population is lower than that of rural areas. "Many remote areas have a low level of urbanization and a relatively high birth rate."