An Analysis of Birth Fluctuation in China Since the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic,which has lasted for three years,has had a marked impact on global population changes,including unconventional reductions in births,increases in deaths and delays in migra-tion.Because the severity of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic,the disease burden of the pandemic,the degree of socio-economic impact of its spread and control,and the public's perception of health risks differ,the duration of exposure to the epidemic has varied,and as a result,births in several countries have fluctuated in different patterns.The accelerated decline and fluctuation in the number of births in China in recent years is the result of the superimposition of the delayed effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the general trend of declining births.There may be a certain number of compensatory births over the next two years,but the basic trend of delayed first marriages and births will continue.