Population aging: With the decline of fertility rate, the problem of population aging in China will become more prominent. The increase of the elderly population will bring greater pressure on the demand for social services such as pension and medical care.
Labor shortage: With the aging population, there will be an imbalance between supply and demand in the labor market, and enterprises may face the problem of talent shortage.
Economic growth slows down: with the decline of fertility rate, the shrinking labor market in the future will affect economic growth. In addition, the aging population will also bring the pressure of consumption upgrading, which may lead to the adjustment of consumption structure and the slowdown of economic growth.
A related incident was the closure of a kindergarten in China on 20 18. It is reported that the number of kindergartens in this city has dropped to the lowest point, which has seriously affected the development of local preschool education. After the kindergarten was closed, many parents had to solve the problem of child care through other channels, which brought great pressure to their work and life. In addition, the closure of kindergartens has also led to the reduction of employment opportunities in this area, which has adversely affected the local economy. This incident reflects the impact of the decline in fertility rate on the number of kindergartens and early childhood education, which has brought practical difficulties to the lives of local residents.
In view of the potential hidden dangers caused by the decline in fertility rate, the following measures can be taken:
Increase policy support for families: the government can increase the family's fertility enthusiasm, reduce the pressure on family's fertility cost and promote the fertility rate to rise through tax relief, subsidies and welfare.
Strengthen support for kindergartens: With the decrease of students, the number of kindergartens may decrease. The government can increase the support for kindergartens, improve the conditions for running kindergartens and improve the treatment of teaching staff, so as to attract more kindergartens to carry out business and ensure the demand for early childhood education.
Promote the balanced development of educational resources: In view of the imbalance of educational resources, the government can take measures to strengthen support for the central and western regions, improve the quality of education and the allocation of educational resources in these regions, attract more excellent educational resources to these regions, and reduce the impact of population mobility.
Promote the construction of social pension system: With the aging population, the construction of social pension system is becoming more and more important. The government can increase investment in social pension institutions, improve the social pension service system, improve the quality of pension services, reduce the pressure on families to take care of the elderly, and provide better support for family fertility.
Promote technological innovation and industrial transformation and upgrading: With the aging population and declining fertility rate, the pressure on the labor market will also increase. The government can increase its support for technological innovation and industrial transformation and upgrading, promote the development of new technologies and industries, increase employment opportunities, ease the pressure on the labor market, and improve people's quality of life.
To sum up, the government and society should take various measures to deal with the potential hidden dangers caused by the decline in fertility rate and protect people's reproductive rights and happy lives.