that in the world there are two multidirectional socio-demographic trends in disadvantaged regions of the world, overpopulation, rising unemployment, social instability and a low level of quality of life in economically developed countries, a rapid decline in the birth rate and a high rate of population aging, plus migration flows, people fleeing wars and poverty, who have a completely different mentality and way of life with all the ensuing social difficulties. what place do belarusians occupy on the world map how many people of the population there are, and most importantly, how we live. the belarusian response to current socio-demographic challenges is a healthy and strong family. today we will talk about state support for parenthood and family policy in belarus on issues that have been perceived by us for the last quarter of a century. as should and for most foreigners are unthinkable by the state. how much belarus

costs social support what results have we achieved and how do we look against the background of other countries? will it be possible in the future to maintain state guarantees for belarusian families and what is more important is increasing the population or improving the quality of life of already living generations. and we will also tell you how we save newborns weighing only 500 g. we systematically support families with children. we give a roof over their heads work and equal rights to those fleeing conflicts, we note the availability of belarusian medicine, benefits in the field of education of labor tax housing legislation for large families, the golden social standard in belarusian. let's figure it out. world population over the past millennia, 18 times in the second half of the 20th century, the growth rate was so high that the number of earthlings doubled and amounted to 6 billion

600 million. billion. true, according to the world bank, the global birth rate has been gradually declining since the sixties of the last century. this applies to the developed countries of europe, asia and america italy poland croatia greece bulgaria went to coal. african countries traditionally demonstrate high growth rates averaging 3.5% per year, but at the same time, most of them rank last in terms of gdp per capita. the inevitable companions of this situation, unemployment, social tension and a low quality of life do not add optimism. extreme weather events , food shortages and armed conflicts all provoke new waves of migration in kupa refugees, including ukrainians, seek prosperous countries sometimes in transit through belarus the eu verbally invites the disadvantaged afghans, syrians, kurds, in fact, turns thousands

of these children, mothers and fathers, into hostages of vile political reshuffles. according to the fontex european border agency, since january there have been 275,000 attempts to illegally cross the eu border, 73% more than last year, most refugees reach the old world by sea since 2014 , 25,000 people have died in mediterranean waters alone, and 16,000 have disappeared without a trace stressed, that the death of people, even on illegal immigration routes to europe, is not acceptable to help people in distress at sea is a humanitarian imperative and the responsibility of all states and shipmasters. according to international law, the nearest safe port for disembarkation should be given without delay speech,

far from human, the oldest west is experiencing a shortage of manpower. the only time the airbag mihran trump is poorer is actually an extra factor in creating social tension other people's cultural religious values ​​stereotypes of social behavior only lead to an aggravation of internal conflicts, the old light. it may well change the color of the skin of its population to a darker one. and the economy, which is already in a state of crisis, will slide down to the level of those countries from which refugees come. the indigenous inhabitants of the most prosperous countries prefer life for themselves. away from traditional family values. i think one of the biggest risks to civilization is the low birth rate, which continues to decline. i categorically do not

i agree with a huge number of intelligent people who believe that there are too many nations in the world . this is completely opposite if people don't have more children. civilization will collapse, mark my words, a healthy, strong family is the basis for strengthening the demographic security of the state and the key to preventing social tension. childhood is proof of this. economic environment studios experts who are well versed in issues of motherhood and family policy marina shprob deputy chairman of the permanent commission on health, physical culture, family and youth policy of the house of representatives of the national assembly of the republic of belarus valery kovalkov deputy minister of labor and social protection, belarus anastasia bobrova head center for human development and demography of the institute of national economy

academy of sciences of belarus candidate of economic sciences associate professor, dear guests. good evening good evening anastasia grigorievna a. how is the demographic situation in the world changing? what trends are observed in various countries of the world, just from 8 billion, oh, which we heard in the plot here, uh, the number remains yes, the population structure and number are much more important, because we see an uneven distribution of the not strange, but by region and what we are seeing. now we have a very high population in africa, asia, indonesia, and this trend of the next 20-30 years is a rather short period, which helps us to think about how the world will live and develop further and uh, there are forecasts that allow uh hmm to make such estimates that in 2050

50% of the world's population, it will just be in these individual countries of africa, asia and indonesia, there is something to think about, and besides, uh, of course. uh hmm the economy develops the science technology develops. eh, so no need there are already so many workers. and, of course, the birth rate is declining, and uh, it affects the entire demographics and the entire economy of the world, a paradoxical situation develops, that is, in those regions where people live by relatively, well, modest social standards, where the healthcare system is not very developed. strongly. yes, you called these regions there are no problems with fertility, but economically developed countries, where it would seem that there are all the conditions here in order to, uh, stimulate the birth rate. eh, on the contrary, here how can this be explained? what is it connected with? it seems to me that even with the lifestyle of these countries, we understand that children are worries on the one hand, and

on the other hand. i think that, among other things, this is overprotection of the children they give birth to, that is, they want to give them such a standard of living that it would be better than they live. this is uh, education is uh material wealth. and i think that in this fork between your egocentrism and your overprotectiveness, it turns out that in developed countries one or two maximum children. but on the one hand, yes, that in developed countries, but in such not very prosperous, some factors affect the structure in africa, again, 7.4% are people under 35 years old and only three. percentage of which is already 65, + and here there is a negative point, because after all, life expectancy in african countries is low. that is, if we are talking about the quality of life, an important aspect of all family policy, in principle , social policy, then, of course, africa is not up to par here. and uh, when we say, yes, there is a high

birth rate - it's wonderful, like, like, uh demographic potential, but behind this is a huge maternal mortality, high infant mortality, and this also needs to be understood. therefore, here is how to achieve a balance, because after all, the birth rate is high there. well, mortality. it is also high there, probably, there are also factors such as religious, the foundations of some traditions that have been formed for many millennia. well, they can't either. there are several children, of course, already here priorities each other us priorities. what kind of education to get? work, uh, well, you know, others are just priorities, but what are the priorities? what is the opportunity for higher education? well , it's enough, probably, a small one, therefore, to give birth while giving birth to give birth. while being born. yes, let's turn to the internal situation. what place does belarus occupy on the socio-demographic map of the world? how many of us

are today and what trends are typical for our country as of january 1, 2022, we were 9 million 255,000 people, and this is good, but because we, uh, survived a difficult pandemic period. and uh, we we say that and we again have a lot of city dwellers. yes, we have only 2 million people who live in the village, and we have a fairly favorable structure of the able-bodied population. yes, that is, we have, but a lot of children, and not as many as in the euro. the countries of the elderly and at the same time firmly the basis of those people who work for the benefit of children and our elders, therefore, our task is to preserve. uh, probably, this uh structure, uh, stimulating the birth rate, so that we feed the working-age population with our children, who

will grow up and, uh, strengthen the health of the old people , in fact, this is exactly what it is aimed at. uh, our maternity policy is to stimulate the birth rate, to have more children. to be fair, of course. well, you can not say that all the demographic tasks. we have decided in full. of course, much remains to be done. it is important to emphasize that in this context belarus is in the demographic group of the economically developed countries of the world, which are characterized by general trends. uh, uh, harvest we are not yet enough to solve strategic problems and it should be noted that a similar situation is developing. uh, all neighboring countries of our country without exception. that is, these are the problems of the entire region and all developed countries, but from an economic point of view, the situation is not simple, because it is forming. uh, additional demographic risks for our

economy in the long run and the need to ensure demographic security. belarus was emphasized by the head of state. let's see the demographic security, and we face the same problems as most countries in the world. our task in the coming years is to develop and implement effective measures aimed at increasing the birth rate of the population of belarus. it is important to pay attention to the formation in society of a positive respectful attitude towards motherhood and family values. the position of our president is clearly the basis for strengthening demographic security. belarus is a healthy and strong family, preferably with many children, which must be provided with effective social support and in this connection, the number of families with children in belarus is of particular interest, preparing for the plot. we found this information in the open press, with

reference to the department of population gender and family policy of the ministry of labor and social protection. here i will quote that in our country there are only 2 million 612,000 families, of which over 1 million 140,000 are families with children under 18 years old. this is approximately 44%. and e in structure. uh, one child is raised by almost 60% of families, two by a little less than 32% of families and three or more, well, a little less 9%, e, valery valeryevich tell me, is the number of large families growing in our country, and if you look at the regional context? what regions? well, the most prolific, if i may say so. in the context of having many children, we correctly said that families with many children, indeed, it turns out to be very powerful support. why is it multidirectional, this is the improvement of living

conditions, this is assistance, e.g., education and preschool education, all kinds of support for parents with many children during their working life. including providing them a day off from work with the payment of it and it is given results. in just 11 months of this year, the number of families with many children has grown by 3,500. if we compare, here we rely on the population census data since 2009, the number of large families has doubled. and today we already have 121,000 large families. every fifth child in belarus is brought up in a large family. but of course, a large family. with us, uh, 80% is a three-day one. here, that is, with a lot of children. we don't have many of them, uh 20% but uh, the region with the largest number of children. we have it the brest region is home to more than 25,000 large families and the largest family - these three children also live in the brest region, but

minsk and gomel regions can also be called large families, where there are more than 20,000 large families. well, summing up, of course, these figures. they inspire optimism, joy and pride for the country, because when we touch on issues, well, the effectiveness of numerous measures, support, we can which, of course, by increasing over 10 years. well, so many times the number of large families is the result is a result that anastasia grigoryevna can be proud of, but they say that science knows everything, and at what age do young people get married today. uh, at what age do they give birth to their first child? and what is the social portrait of the belarusian family like? of course, we see, that's why we have less births because of age. actually getting married. we are increasing. although it is lower, uh, than u in the same european union and it is higher for men, that is, it is practically 28 years old and uh, for women 26 years old, yes, that

is, of course, we start ours from 26 years old. here, actually fate. uh, moms and dads, and the age and the birth of the first child are increasing. and again, this is practically 27 years, and again, this is 3 years less than in the european union, which it gives us. still, this odds, yes, in the additional population and, uh, what i want to say is that not only twenty-year-olds get married, but also those who are over 50 and over 60 have always had questions about parenthood. well, very subtle, er, marina aleksandrovna and you, as a well-known doctor, as a parliamentarian. here, how do you consider the institution of parenthood. he needs state support. and why is it definitely needed? uh, actually becoming a mom and dad is a huge step. this is a huge step uh, the birth of a new life and a huge step of responsibility, therefore, at this time, this is something unknown for a young

family. and therefore, of course, they need maximum support. and when we talk about this, we are talking not only about the cash benefits that are allocated in our country. to do this, we also talk about the quality of life. uh, we're talking about what kind of medicine we have, but we don't we can with you. be uh that our country ranks 25th among the countries comfortable for motherhood, because it is extremely important, how uh, can you keep a pregnancy? how can you and where can you give birth? can you, uh, count on affordable, high-quality and, most importantly, safe medical care, then we are talking about education. can you educate your children and that's it. this is the elements. here is the parenthood and support of our state, all the measures that we are implementing, they are, in fact, aimed at increasing quality of life, you understand, of course, in belarus support for families with children - this is a large-scale

state project of payments at birth of children, paid parental leave family capital for large families numerous benefits, belarus socially in figures and facts in the story of olga onishchenko how to increase the population cope with the natural aging shortage of workers? hands unwillingness to give birth to a second or unwillingness to give birth, in principle, these are issues that are more or less acute. barely if not in front of every country in the world, and belarus is no exception, investing in a family is our answer, which helps to reduce the degree of tension. in each of the issues, the annual budget expenditures for state support, families with children are growing, 5.