China: Population sinks for fourth year in a row

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Nor has a 13% tax increase on condoms and other contraceptives, with the fertility rate estimated to have flatlined at 1 child per woman in her lifetime, far below the 2.1 rate that would maintain the size of China's population.
49% : But incentives including better financial support for parents -- the government announced cash subsidies of 3,600 yuan ($500) per child to families in July 2025 and tax breaks for kindergartens, daycares and matchmaking services have failed to have the desired effect.
47% : At this rate, the Chinese population could shrink to around 800 million by the year 2100, according to calculations made by the United Nations.
38% : At the current rate, China's population could drop as low as 800 million by the year 2100, according to the United Nations.

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