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by nine_k 906 days ago
It worked so well in China that they have a birth rate well below replacement level 20 or so years after the one-child policy was repealed.
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The cause and effect is not so clear. China's wealth has also risen substantially, and with it comes fertility decline. E.g. India reached below replacement fertility a couple of years ago without it.

I think it's likely the one child policy contributed a bit, but a substantial part of the decline is clearly also due to economic development.