In which countries do they have legal restrictions on the number of children? What are the reasons for such measures?
Faced with a population explosion, China adopted the One Family, One Child policy in 1979. Violators of the “limit” were threatened with fines and job loss. Population growth began to slow down, and in 2015 the party gave the go-ahead for two children. Nevertheless, in 2020, China recorded the lowest birth rate since the 1960s – 12 million babies. This pushed the PRC to new indulgences.
“Singapore used to have a 'Stop at two' policy,” says Vladimir Kozlov, associate professor at the Institute of Demography at the Higher School of Economics. – Some countries in Asia, Central America, a number of states in India have also gone through “child bans” and sanctions for their violation (sterilization, restrictions on rights, fines). Today, there are practically no tough measures anywhere. Developing countries are trying to control fertility through family planning programs (contraceptive provision, education, etc.). There are such programs in India, Bangladesh, Africa. But they do not work successfully everywhere. “
