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Going beyond third child incentive to reverse our declining population

Jun 17, 2025 2 mins read
Going beyond third child incentive to reverse our declining population

Bhutan’s fertility rate has dropped from over six children per woman in the 1980s to just 1.7 in 2017, far below the replacement rate of 2.2.

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