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Thailand launches matchmaking campaign to boost birth rate-535802

Thailand launches matchmaking campaign to boost birth rate UNB 14th February, 2021 06:36:18 Thailand has launched a matchmaking campaign as the birth rate fell to its lowest level - 1.51 children per woman last year, well below the population replacement level of 2.1 births per woman. Thailand’s Bureau of Reproductive Health will play cupid by holding a matchmaking gathering for singles to help them find true love. The “Marriage for Building Nation” is the latest initiative which will be held on May 14. Both Thais and foreigners are welcome to register. The registration is now open until March 31. The bold initiative aims to boost the birth rate in the kingdom and address the issue of rapid ageing population.

Thailand sees alarming drop in total fertility rate

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Total Ferility Rate (TFR) in Thailand has dropped to 1.51 children per woman or below 600,000 newborns per year, Prof Kamthorn Pruksananonda, from the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist, said recently. According to the World Health Organisation, the TFR level should stand at 2.1. If it is lower than that then there will be two problems: A quickly ageing society and an influx of migrant workers. “Previously, the total fertility rate in Japan stood at 1.6, and a national leader said this would be the end of the Japanese race. Though the government introduced many measures, the birth rate in the country is still falling.

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