Demographic policy target

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A demographic policy goal is the political attempt to control the demographic development of the population based on a perceived problem. The goal is usually paraphrased by saying that more or fewer children should be born.

Effect level - national

Germany, demographic policy target (2015/2016)

In 2015, the German Federal Government formulated the goal on its website, "The demographic policy of the Federal Government therefore aims to create framework conditions that increase prosperity for people of all generations in our country and further improve the quality of life ."

France, demographic policy target (1945)

In France, Charles de Gaulle saw his people threatened with extinction as early as 1945: "France needs twelve million babies!" France had z. B. 2015 higher birth rates (fertility rate, approx.1.99) than citizens in Austria (1.49 children per woman; year 2015), Switzerland (1.54 children per woman; year 2014), Luxembourg (1.5 children per woman; mid-2016) and Germany (1.5 as the average number of children per woman for 2015).

Turkey, demographic policy target (2013)

In Turkey there are guidelines from the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2013): "Turkish women should have at least three children" and "it is his right as head of government to demand this".

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Demographic policy target of the (German) Federal Government (2015) , accessed on May 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Where are the children? Demography as a popular sport (in France), February 26, 2004. Zeit-Online, accessed on March 14, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Birth rate in France 2015 , statista.com, accessed on October 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Fertility rate in Austria 2015 , statista.com, accessed on October 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Total fertility rate in Switzerland 2014 , statista.com, accessed on October 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Total fertility rate in Luxembourg, mid-2016 , web.archive.org (weltbevoelkerung.de), archive version from November 30, 2016, accessed on July 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ Birth rate in Germany 2015 , statista.com, accessed on October 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for three children per Turkish woman, (article from August 8, 2013, focus.de) , accessed on October 6, 2016.