Hangzhou plans to hand out a one-off subsidy of 20,000 yuan to local couples with a third child and a 5,000 yuan subsidy to those with a second child, following new local population data and research that showed that local couples have low intentions to have more children.
Hangzhou's permanent population reached 12.37 million as of the end of 2022. The proportion of second children among newborns peaked at 52.11% in 2017 and declined year-by-year to 35.94% in 2022.
Wenzhou, formerly the most populous city in Zhejiang, is soliciting public opinion on child subsidies. The city plans to offer a one-off subsidy of 3,000 yuan for the third child, 2,000 yuan for the second and 1,000 yuan for the first.
