Valuetainment China's Catastrophic Mistake That Destroyed Their #1 Superpower Aspirations
May 25, 2023
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One Child Policy Altered China's Age Structure
- China's One Child policy (introduced 1979) transformed its population pyramid from youthful to aging over decades.
- That demographic shift undermines long-term workforce growth and economic dynamism.
Huge Life Expectancy Gains Increased Elderly Burden
- China raised life expectancy from ~46.7 in 1964 to ~77 today, a ~30-year gain.
- Rapid longevity increases intensified the aging-burden the One Child policy created.
Fertility Collapse Locked In Demographic Decline
- Fertility fell from ~6 children per woman in 1950 to ~1.5 by the 1990s and stayed low.
- Sustained subreplacement fertility locked in a shrinking younger population.