The birth rate of the third child or more in Hai Duong is decreasing.

According to the Department of Population and Family Planning of Hai Duong province, in the first 9 months of 2024, the whole province had 15,104 children born, a decrease of 1,042 children compared to the same period last year. Of which, 2,497 children were the third child or more, a decrease of 258 children compared to the first 9 months of 2023.

Tu Ky district is the locality with the highest birth rate of the third child or more in the province, increasing by 2.65% compared to the same period last year. Next are Thanh Ha and Kim Thanh districts, both increasing by 2.58%... Some localities with a decrease in the birth rate of the third child or more are Hai Duong city (-3.35%), Chi Linh (-2.04%), Binh Giang (-1.72%)...

According to the assessment of the professional agency, 2024 (the lunar year of Giap Thin) is considered a good year, but the number of births and the rate of births of the third child or more in the province has decreased. This shows that some localities have implemented population policies well. However, the situation of giving birth to the third child or more is not only in the cases of self-employed workers, businessmen, and traders, but is also quite common among intellectuals. The reason is that the ideology of male superiority and female inferiority, wanting to have a son to continue the family line is still strong. When economic conditions are better, many families want to have more children...