The number of newborns in many countries in Europe and America has dropped sharply. What caused this phenomenon?

Mainly because of the high cost of living, many families are reluctant to have children. Although the government will give subsidies, compared with the high cost of childbirth and support, the government subsidies are far from enough. Statistics show that in the past year, the fertility rate in Europe and the United States dropped sharply, because the impact of the epidemic made women face greater employment pressure and life pressure, including the unstable income sources of many families, which led to the low desire of women to have children and the number of newborns reached a new low.

But in fact, the low fertility rate in Europe and America has been going on for several years. In recent years, the population growth basically depends on immigration, and the local residents' fertility willingness is not strong. The main reason for the low fertility desire is that the long-term high prices and high housing prices in Europe and America make the living cost of ordinary families rise higher and higher, while the income growth continues to be sluggish. Many young people have to bear huge education loans after graduation, and their life pressure is very great.

In fact, these points are very common in developed countries. In fact, apart from ordinary families, even the middle class is unwilling to have too many children, because they need to pay more for their children's education and life. Being born in the middle class means that they are unwilling to let their children go to public schools and take ordinary courses. Once children are provided with more educational resources, it is also a huge burden for them.

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According to media reports, affected by the epidemic, the number of newborns in many countries in Europe and America has dropped sharply. According to the data of the French National Bureau of Statistics, the number of newborns in France decreased by 13% in 20021year compared with the same period of last year. The number of births in Spain in 2020 was 65,438+February and 202 1, which was 20% lower than the same period of last year. In 2020, the birth rate in many States in the United States will drop by 5%-20%. ?

In the United States, many States also experienced a decline in birth rate in 2020, including Florida, California and Hawaii, with a decline range of 5% to 20%. A report by the Brookings Institution at the end of last year predicted that in 20021year, the birth rate in the United States would drop sharply, and the newly added population would decrease by 300,000 to 500,000.

The Guttmacher Institute, which tracks reproductive health data, conducted an online survey of about 2,000 American women of childbearing age last year, and found that about 34% of the respondents chose to wait for pregnancy or have fewer children because of the epidemic.