 "This developed country will disappear from the world map! Here boys and girls took a strange decision…")
A new debate is going on in the world including India. This is the problem of declining population. Until a few years ago we used to blame our large population as the root of every problem, but times have changed. In India too, the rate of population growth has slowed down. On the other hand, currently there are about 52 countries in the world where the population is continuously decreasing. Powerful countries like China and Japan are also included in it. Recently, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat in India said that every couple should have three children. Otherwise our race will be extinct.
At present the fertility rate in India has come down to 2. While in 1950 this rate was 6. According to the report, there has been a drastic decline in the fertility rate among people of all religions in the country in the last few years. The fertility rate among Muslims is 2.36 while the fertility rate among Hindus is 1.94. Similarly, the fertility rate among Christians is 1.88 and among Sikhs is 1.61.
According to the report, to maintain the current population in a country, the fertility rate should be at least 2.1. According to this, the population of the country will decrease in the coming days, which is a good thing. The standard of living of the people will improve as the population decreases.
Well, let’s leave it here in the context of India. Now let’s talk about the country with the lowest fertility rate in the world. The name of this country is South Korea. The country has been in the headlines for the past few days, as its president has suddenly imposed martial law. However, they had to withdraw this decision within 24 hours due to public opposition.
This country will disappear
South Korea is currently being counted among the countries of the world that are going to disappear in the future. This country has made a lot of progress in the last 60-65 years. In 1962, the country’s per capita income was only 20 percent higher than the average world income. At that time the birth rate was 6. Means an average of six children were born from every woman’s body. But, as the country progressed economically, its fertility rate declined. In 1983, its fertility rate dropped to 2.1. Currently, the per capita income here is more than 36 thousand dollars (30 lakh rupees) annually. On the other hand, India’s per capita income is still less than Rs 1 lakh annually. The fertility rate of this country has reduced to 0.72 in 2023. Today the situation is that 72 children are being born from the bodies of only 100 women in this country.
A third of the population will remain
Currently, the population of South Korea is 52 million. If the population continues to decrease at the same rate, then by the end of this century, only 1.7 crore people will be left in this country.
No trust in marriage
The main reason for the decline in population is the female working class. With economic progress, South Korean women are standing on their own feet. In such a situation, she says that women are not machines for producing children. On the other hand, a large population of young people do not believe in marriage. They don’t want to get into relationships. In such a situation, the trend of having children out of wedlock has also increased in this country.
What are the solutions?
There is a debate in South Korean society about measures to increase the population. In such a situation, various solutions are being suggested. One view is that girls should be admitted to schools a year earlier than boys. Because girls’ bodies develop earlier than boys. In such a case, the presence of boys older than one year in the same class will increase the attraction between the two and the possibility of forming a relationship will also increase. This can increase the fertility rate. Another idea is that boys and girls should be allowed to share a room from their teenage years. In such a case, the possibility of forming a relationship between the two will be strong.