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According to Metro,
some countries in the world have found new ways of making their
citizens go down dirty for fun in order to multiply the number of its
citizens.
Some of these countries who are having fertility crisis, need a
fertility rate of just over two kids per woman to hit what demographers
call ‘replacement fertility’ – the rate at which births fill the gaps
left by deaths.
Here are 10 countries begging people to get down and dirty for the good of their nations:
1. Denmark
The Danes have such a low fertility rate (around 1.73 children per
woman) that a national travel company has come up with a series of
bribes to get women to have more kids.
First, Spies Rejser offered to provide three years’ worth of baby
supplies to couples who conceived on a holiday booked through the
company. And now it’s come up with a campaign called ‘Do it for Mom‘ – a
video which guilt trips couples into having kids so that their mums
don’t miss out on having grandkids.
2. Russia
According to Tech Insider, Russia is experiencing a shitstorm of
anti-baby factors. HIV and alcoholism are rife, women aren’t having kids
and men are dying young.
It all got so bad that in 2007, the government declared 12
September the official Day of Conception – where people get the day off
for making babies.
Women who give birth exactly nine months later – on 12 June, win a fridge (?!?!?).
3. Japan
We know that Japan is experiencing something of a dry spell. A 2011
survey found that 61% of unmarried men and 49% of women aged 18-34
weren’t in any kind of romantic relationship.
To try and get their young people creating families, scientists
came up with Yotaro – a robot baby designed to give people a preview of
parenthood. Students at the University of Tsukuba theorised that if
young people could see themselves as potential mothers and fathers,
they’d be more emotionally ready to settle down.
4. Romania
During communist times, if you weren’t providing future state
labourers by having kids, you had to pay instead. There was a 20% income
tax for childless couples, and in the 1980s, women were forced to take
gynaecological exams to ensure that all pregnancies went to term.
Today, the fertility rate is still rock bottom.
5. Singapore
Singapore has the lowest fertility rate in the world, with just 0.81 children per woman.
To deal with the crisis, the government came up with National Night
– an event sponsored by the mint company Mentos to encourage couples to
‘let their patriotism explode’.
They’ve also placed a limit on the number of small one beds
available to rent to encourage cohabitation, and the government
reportedly spends around $1.6 billion on various programmes to get
people to have more s*x.
In fact, the government offers cash to people who have more than
one child. Parents receive a ‘baby bonus’ of around $4,400 (£2,545) for
their first two kids and $5,900 (£3,413) for their third and fourth.
6. South Korea
Offices turn off their lights at 7 pm on the third Wednesday of
every month – AKA Family Day. Workers are encouraged to get themselves
home so that they can enjoy some lights-out action.
7. India
While the general population of India is thriving, their Parsis
community is slowly dwindling. And that’s lead to a number of
questionable ads encouraging people to ‘Be responsible – don’t use a
condom tonight’.
Other campaigns have shamed men living at home with lines like ‘Isn’t it time you broke up with your mum?’
Brutal but effective – there were just 61,000Parsis living in the country in 2001, and at the last census, there were 69,000.
8. Italy
You wouldn’t think somewhere as passionate as Italy would have a
sex drought, but their fertility rate is below the European average.
So, the Italy has started running campaigns to remind Italians that time stands still for no (wo)man.
Lines include: ‘Beauty knows no age, fertility does,’ and ‘Get going! Don’t wait for the stork’.
9. Hong Kong
Inspired by Singapour, Hong Kong started giving out cash to couples to try and encourage them to have kids.
Alas, the plan never quite took off.
10. Spain
As employment rates are rising, fertility rates are dropping. Half
of young people are out of work. And to combat the trend, the Spanish
government have hired a special commissioner to try and reverse them.
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