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The average Thai family has only 1.3 children while it should have two or more, but many factors are behind the sliding birth rate, such as the modern lifestyle, the choice to remain single, or couples choosing not to have children. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Slumping birth rate poses urgent policy challenges for government

March 7, 2022
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Thailand’s sliding birth rate, which hit a record low last year, is ringing alarm bells in the corridors of government. The long-term socioeconomic consequences of this phenomenon are being fully…

Thailand’s birth rate falling over past five years

February 15, 2022
by Nad Bunnag
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The birth rate in Thailand has been steadily falling over the past 5 years, so the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has discussed, with various organisations, the creation of a…

China’s birth rate drops to record low in 2021

January 17, 2022
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China’s birth rate dropped to a record low in 2021, data showed on Monday, extending a downward trend that led Beijing last year to begin allowing…

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Slumping birth rate poses urgent policy challenges for government

Thailand’s birth rate falling over past five years

China’s birth rate drops to record low in 2021

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