Korean Women Stopped Having Children — And India Is Starting to Follow

韩国女性不愿生育，印度女性也开始效仿了

South Korea is facing demographic collapse—and India's fertility rates show the exact same pattern. In this eye-opening explainer, StudyIQ IAS decodes the terrifying reality behind tumbling birth rates and what it means for the world's most populous nation.

South Korea currently holds the world's lowest total fertility rate (TFR), drop below 0.72—far below the population replacement level of 2.1. Driven by skyrocketing housing costs, intense workplace competition, gender conflicts, and high costs of raising children, an entire generation of women is choosing the "4B movement" (no marriage, no childbirth, no dating, no sex). Now, breaking news data reveals that multiple Indian states—particularly in the South and urban metro regions—have also fallen well below the replacement level, signaling a demographic shift that could hit India sooner than expected.

韩国正遭遇人口崩塌，而印度的生育率正呈现完全相同的趋势。

韩国目前的总和生育率位居全球最低，已经跌破0.72，远低于维持人口世代更替所需的2.1。在韩国，房价飞涨、职场竞争激烈、性别矛盾凸显，再加上养育子女成本高昂，整整一代女性选择践行 “4B运动”：不结婚、不生育、不恋爱、不发生性行为。最新新闻数据显示，印度多个邦，尤其是南部各邦以及大城市区域，生育率也已经大幅跌破人口更替水平，预示着印度这场人口结构转变降临的时间，可能会比预想的更早。

以下是印度网友的评论：

miraclelife8083
I m happy to see comment section.. People becoming educated day by day

看到大家的评论后，我感到很欣慰，看来大家的认知水平一直在提高。

 

RNN-y5u
The wolves are concerned why the sheep's are not growing

狼开始发愁了，纳闷羊怎么不越来越多了

 

MohitSaini-hv1li
No need to make children.. only rich enjoy while 90% will always work

没必要生孩子。享福的只有富人，剩下九成的人只能一辈子当牛马

 

pravakardas2287
Tum gareeb isiliye amir log hey agr gareeb bachhe paida karna band karde to amiri bhi nahin rahegi

正是因为有穷人，才会存在富人。要是穷人都不再生孩子，富人也就富不下去了。

 

junedshaikh967
Tum ko Rich ban ne se kis ne roka hai?

是谁拦着你，不让你变富了？

Kaburamaru-p1l
​​ @junedshaikh967 Koi nhi roka lekin independent hoke parents k sath rehne se puri duniya rokte hai

没人拦我。可就算经济独立了，还跟父母住在一起，全社会都会对你指指点点。

 

Lucifer-eh6ym
Now this is what I call "Good News"

看到没，大家都不生孩子了，这就是我说的“好消息”。

 

Holy_trap_2026
Yes you are right. I guess sir doesn't know how children and high population make the country doomed

说得没错。我猜这位博主根本不知道，生孩子过多，会把国家拖垮的啊。

sheetalpatwal1362
​ @Holy_trap_2026 usk bina bhi doomed hi hogi..wait and watch..how japan is struggling.china too struggled with one child policy.

就算不生孩子，国家照样会陷入困境。我们走着瞧，看看日本过得有多艰难。中国当年的独生子女政策也遇到很多障碍的啊

 

AjitsinghMeena-x9l
Hme samjane sai kuch nhi hoga netao ko samjao ki sara paisa apni jeb na rakhar sabko bate taki sab jee sake or

劝普通老百姓没用，该去劝那些政客。别把钱全都揣自己腰包，把财富分给大家，老百姓才能好好活下去啊。

 

wannadrivewithnamjoonie
They aren't possed by korea but are getting educated

人们不是被韩国影响了，只是受教育之后想法变了。

 

ChandanSingh-ep4in
No marriage no child happy life

不结婚、不生孩子，日子过得才快活。

ayushibehera4783
Exactly. No need to get married or have kids. Focus on career and independence instead of arranged marriages.

说得太对了。没必要一定得结婚生子。别接受父母的包办婚姻，多打拼事业，争取经济独立。

 

harishshukla4740
No marriage no problem only happy Life

不结婚就没一堆麻烦，不结婚就能幸福生活。

stutipandey5115
Ye bolne mai acha lgta h .... Todhe time baad pta chalta hai jab mom n dad iss duniya se chale jate hai .. ur koi hota nhi h

嘴上说起来倒是轻松。等父母离开人世之后，你就体会到孤独的滋味了，到时候身边就再也没有亲人了。

kammarimeghana2172
​ @stutipandey5115 both my parents are dead, thier marriage life was unhappy, i lost trust in marriage and this society so i support this no marriage no kids, let earth take a break.humanity is overrated

 我的父母都已经过世，他们的婚姻过得很不幸。我已经不再相信婚姻，也不信任这个社会。所以我支持不婚不育。人类这个物种，也没有想象中那么了不起。

 

td2405
Choose life, not marriage.

好好为自己活，别结婚

 

deepaktripathi5222
Ye to acchi bat h ladki koi (aurat)kheti ya baccha paida karne ki machine thodi na h , usko apni life jeena pura adhikar h

这是好事。女人又不是生孩子的机器，她完全有权过属于自己的人生。

 

arshSharma-o3j
Aurton ne thheka nhi le rakha desh ki abadi bnaye rakhne ka iss desh ne diya kya hai aurton ko inequality, dowry , female foeticide , no safety at all
Kyun life kharab kare pregnancy always involves risk of life

女人没有义务维持这个国家人口 规模。印度这个国家给了女人带来什么了？处处对我们印度女性存在不平等，嫁给你，你还索要嫁妆、怀了女婴却被堕胎，我们女性的人身安全完全没有保障。何必毁掉自己的人生，怀孕本身就危险。

 

SumanChakraborty-e9w
Extraly men first make money education same respectful men than if both want to having child than think about child because child need peacefully environment

男人首先得赚钱、提升自己，做懂得尊重人的男人。双方都想要孩子的时候，再考虑生育，孩子需要安稳平和的成长环境。

 

kunalbhattachetjee5197
It's very troublesome to handle own living cost in india and if you add children___ sorry but nobody wants to create their own problem

在印度，养活自己就已经压力巨大。再养个孩子，负担就更大了。恕我直言，没人愿意给自己找罪受的啊。

 

hining-girlieok
In this economy thinking about having children is like crazy level of thinking...but we are 1.45 B people I do not think it is a problem. and above all education system, healthcare system for already exsting people should get fitter. Korea is taking initiative now to work on their population problem but most importantly the livelihood their is amazing for its people, the institutions are great...The next wave of fixng institutions is needed in India , baby making should not be our priority.

就现在的经济状况，生孩子简直是异想天开。不过我们已经有14.5亿人口，人口多本身不算问题。当务之急，是完善国民的教育、医疗体系。韩国已经着手处理生育率低下的人口难题，但关键在于韩国民众生活水平高，社会制度完善。印度先要整改各类社会制度，生孩子不该是我们优先考虑的事。

 

iharikasingh6105
Now the time had come when women chose themselves before societal expectations

时代已经变了，印度女性开始摒弃社会世俗期待，把自我需求放在第一位

 

devashishsil2630
That your parents will decide

生育这种事，还得听你父母的。

 

goura-g
Population kam hogi toh kam se kam sadko pr kachra toh kam hoga mai isi mai hi khush hu...

人口要是变少，至少街上的垃圾都会少些，我觉得挺好的。

 

Rajveer-f6b3w
इसका मतलब भारत सुधर रहा है

这就说明，印度正在变好。

 

timeless-v4s
I love korean women chose self respect over that

我很欣赏韩国女性，她们不愿意生育，选择维护自尊。

 

ShivaSahani-v1r
This is goodnews if women are refusing to having babybecause our country is already over populated .

女性不愿意生孩子是好事，毕竟我们国家人口已经严重过剩。

 

srishtisingh111
Its not abt Korea. Its Demographic Transition Theory

这跟韩国没关系，是人们的观念改变了

 

Aleena__019
Voh to ek ladki ki choice honi h ki usko bacha krna h ya nhi
voh uski life uski choice ki krna ya nhi

生不生孩子，该由女性自己决定。人生是她自己的，选择权就在她手上。

 

pandeyyashika5549
Dhekho sidhi batt .... Society is more men's friendly. Tho women's baccha paida kr k kya karengi. Apni indagi jiya . Jab janam dena wali hee society mai safe feel nii krti....tho baccha kisk liya paida kare.

说实在的，这个社会处处偏向男性。女性生孩子图什么？不如努力过好自己的日子。女性在社会里都没有安全感，那生孩子又是为了谁。

 

Holy_trap_2026
Why is he so obsessed with fertility and population? He made two video of the same topics

博主为什么总揪着生育率、人口问题不放？

 

Rainiellesky20
Im 20 year old and I have decided I will not raise kids or have kids . I think I will not be able to give emotional and mental support so it's better not to bring them just to suffer or for your pleasure .

我今年20岁，已经决定不生也不养小孩。我没办法给孩子足够的情感与精神陪伴。所以最好别把孩子带到世上，让他们受苦，也不是为了满足别人的期待。

 

BabaThanos
1.45B population is already too high, why do you want it to grow?

我们印度有14.5亿人口，已经够多了，为什么还希望人口继续增加？

 

sourabh9623
As a 22 year boy single life best life stay single stay safe

我22岁，单身才是最好的生活，保持单身，活得自在。

 

user-findingself
as 21 single fr it's truth seeing all relationship around it's fcked focus in your life and enjoy relationship or marriage are not that much important

我21岁，单身。看看身边朋友的感情，全都一地鸡毛，这就是现实。把重心放在自己身上好好生活，恋爱结婚根本没那么重要。

 

tgalaxy3558
Why do you care about that? Marriage and kids are very personal matter , other people should not talk about that. Whether men or women, it is their personal decision.

别人怎么选关你什么事？结婚生孩子纯属私事，外人不该指指点点。不管男人女人，这都是个人决定。

 

AishwaryaBellary-k9i
Exactly why third person should judge about there personal choice and preference

说得对，凭什么外人要来评判别人的个人选择和喜好。

 

itingsquirrel21
No excuse me is the world going to tell me if I want children or not...and btw children are born and brought up in a secure environment...do you think we have that in the current generation

不好意思，难道这个世界还能强迫我生不生孩子吗？孩子需要在安稳的环境长大，你觉得我们这代人有这样的环境吗？

 

singingstarstuff5801
Korean feminism is not destroying india, rather it's the static ego of patriarchal society in India which does not want women to be who they want, and that's the reason why women are preferring to remain single.

毁掉印度的不是韩国女权，而是印度父权社会顽固的自大心态，不允许女性做自己。这才是越来越多女性选择单身的根源。

 

sudhapatel130
If any country want women to produce children ,, they should empower women by making them financially strong and educated otherwise only dependent, illiterate and ignorant women will produce children bcs they will be ok wd unpaid labour done by them

哪个国家想要女性生孩子，就该给女性赋能，保障经济独立，普及教育。不然就只剩下依附他人、没受过教育的女性生育，她们只能默默无偿劳动。

 

IshikaYadav-g5f
Mat badhao population, already bahot hai , sabse zyada hai humari , ab bas, ab kam karo ise

别再增加人口了，我们的人口已经是全世界最多。到此为止，我们印度该控制人口了。

 

debjyotibid8105
India gonna reach 170Cr within next few decades,But then it gonna fall gradually

未来几十年，印度人口会达到17亿，之后人口就会逐步下滑。

 

jashsylde8136
:( unfortunately we will niot be there to see benefits of lower population. We are born a the wrong time man.

唉，可惜我们活不到享受低人口红利的时候。只能说，我们生错时代了。

 

ANCHALTAMRAKAR
150 crore ke bad koi aur population chyia kya , khana pina pani sab khrab sirf aur sirf population ke chlate

人口突破15亿之后，还需要继续增加吗？人口太多了，粮食、饮水资源全都被消耗殆尽了。

 

neha9773
If we have kids what we're gonna offer them . .. berojgari, pollution, ganda pani, falling country, corruption. Pada kr loge phir wo hume gali denge ki jb apko pata hai ki apki halat esi thi hume kyu pada kiya

如果生了孩子，我们能给他们什么？失业率居高不下、污染严重、脏水横流、日渐衰败的社会、腐败横行。等孩子长大，反过来还会埋怨：明明日子过得这么糟，当初为什么还要把我生下来。

 

Jivika_singh-v
Now girl know how to priorities their self and i am same though

如今女孩子懂得把自己放在第一位，我就是这么想的。

 

koiusernhi
In Korea , domestic violence is very very common , K drama me jaise ladk dikhaye jate hai vaise vha k nhi hai , harrashment , online bullying bahut hi zyada hai , plus vo country bahut hi zyada expensive hai .

韩国家庭暴力现象十分普遍，韩剧演的生活，并不是韩国真实的生活。骚扰、网络霸凌到处都是，而且这个国家的民众生活成本极高。

 

physiologicalsock2263
Honestly looking at the condition of our country the quality of infrastructure, education, safety, social harmony, medical condition and everything. Nothing here tells me that I can have my kids here. People dying because of contaminated water, students dying because school's roof fell, rapists getting bail like free dhaniya. Only a selfish person would have kids in this country

说实话，看看我们国家现状：基建破败、教育落后、治安不好、社会环境不稳定、医疗水平落后，方方面面。没有一点让我觉得，适合在这里养育孩子。有人喝被污染的水丢掉性命；学校屋顶坍塌压死学生；强奸犯轻易就能保释。只有自私的人才会在这个国家生孩子。