In the world, there is such a country, the birth rate has entered the 'zero era', and the city has only one baby a year on average. What is this situation and which country is this? It is understood that it is a city in Finland. Because of the fertility crisis, Finland has implemented postpartum subsidies such as giving 80000 yuan to give birth to a baby. The details are like this. Let's go and have a look!
Only one baby was born in a year
It is reported that since 2013, lestij & auml, one of the smallest cities in Finland; RVI, the birth of each baby 'is worth' 10000 euros. Because the birth rate in the region continues to decline and only one baby is born a year, an incentive measure has been introduced locally: baby bonus. As long as you give birth to a baby, you will send 80000 yuan (10000 euros) to pay over 10 years. It is worth mentioning that many cities in Finland have also launched birth subsidies. So, how about the effect?
After this measure, in a region, only one baby was born in one year to 38 newborns in seven years. This figure is also a huge boost for an area with less than 800 people. However, despite incentives everywhere, Finland's national birth rate is still struggling. Like many other European countries, the fertility rate has decreased significantly in the past 10 years: in 2018, the fertility rate was 1.4, a record low.