Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping birth rate, offering parents childcare and fertility centers, while also tapping social media influencers to showcase the joys of family life. READ:
The campaign comes as the number of births has dropped by nearly a third since 2013, when they started declining. Last year saw 544,000 births, the lowest in at least six decades and below the 563,000 deaths, which were also swelled by coronavirus-related fatalities.
Senior health official Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai told Reuters the government recognized a need to intervene. Such policies may come too late for people like Chinthathip Nantavong, 44, who decided with her partner of 14 years not to have children. Thailand is heading towards becoming a “super-aged society” where the number of people over 60 will account for more than a fifth of the population, Thammasat University’s Mr. Teera said. About 18% of Thailand’s population is aged over 60.
Mr. Danucha also noted the demographic trend could also strain government finances and experts have said welfare for the elderly is not seen as sufficient even today, with monthly allowances of 600 to 1,000 baht.“It’s become more difficult in deciding to have children,” said Mr. Teera, noting in the last decade the economy had been sluggish, while living costs increased and income growth slowed.
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