How Can A Country / Race Increase Its Population?

Question

For example, the Russian and Japanese governments are worried at the decline of their native populations.....They want to increase population. How exactly can they do this???

The only way to increase population is by encouraging the citizens to have more children but how on earth can one encourage citizens to have more children???

Answer 1

It's a little more complicated then that.  The Japanese young people are leaving their country.  The government is actually paying them to have their babies in country.  But the country has such economic and pollution problems that the young people want out.  So it's not just a matter of reproducing, it's a matter of keeping them in the country.  The Russians have such a disconnected, volatile government and poor economy that people don't want to have children.  They can't feed or support them.  Their children end up in orphanages. Once again, they can reproduce but can't survive.

Answer 2

They could offer an incentive to have children, such as money, land, a job, i guess.

Answer 3

They do it by handing out cash.. If you have nothing, then a little is a lot ( at least for them)

Now the government does it when times are still good ( or better) than they will be if there are not enough people on which they ( the government) can rely on in the near future.

Think in terms of personnel to work in nursing homes because there is no younger generation to support the elderly. (just one example)

And fewer younger working people mean less tax income and so less Treasury for their country. When in the mean time demand is growing and the offer of personnel is low. Jobs become unaffordable and a country becomes economically unstable. Then the people start demanding action, which means others will get blamed and that usually leads to riots or even worse like war. This often happens by governments to distract from what is really going on....

And so yeah they hand out a couple of hundred dollars (maybe a bit more) as a bonus for every newborn.

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Answer 4

There are already far too many humans in the world, so the best way to increase a country's population is through immigration.

This is what's happening in the UK, but many people born here don't like it much.

Answer 5

Look to the poverty pockets of the U.S.    Poor people use s*x as a primary form of recreational activity.  I am a bit surprised that countries are seeking more people other than to support its seniors who produce less and live longer.

Answer 6

Duh have kids.

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Answer 7

Tax breaks and welfare for the families.

Answer 8

they could offer them a lot of money until the kids turn 18.