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1966
China had just recovered from famine, but as the population was starting to grow, they feared that food wouldn’t be enough for everybody, so they implemented a birth control propaganda campaign. -
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The two measures adopted by the government
The government adopted a birth and an early marriage control, meaning you had to be old enough (over 20) to marry and have children. -
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1976
In spite of the birth control implemented in 1973 (contraceptive measures), population was growing even bigger and faster, damaging economy and making people wonder if they would fall in the famine again. -
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1978
The governement encouraged couples to have no more than two children. -
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1980
The "One Child Policy" was implemented (no more than one child). -
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2000
24% of the population (almost 106 million people) had been living without siblings for 19 years. There was lack of family; gradparents, parents, child (no aunts or uncles, nor cousins). -
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2015
In october, this policy came to an end, allowing people to have two children. -
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Nowadays
Nowadays, couples in China are allowed to have three children.