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Population Policies of the Nordic Countries

Population Policies of the Nordic Countries. Craig Christensen August Bonds. General Overview. Birth rates are declining Elderly Dependency Ratio is increasing In general, the countries are under populated Nordic countries are mostly pro-natalist in their policies. Child Support.

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Population Policies of the Nordic Countries

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  1. Population Policies of the Nordic Countries Craig Christensen August Bonds

  2. General Overview • Birth rates are declining • Elderly Dependency Ratio is increasing • In general, the countries are under populated • Nordic countries are mostly pro-natalist in their policies.

  3. Child Support • Most countries give monthly payments to families with children. Families with several children get larger payments • Ex. Åland • Families with one children receive 100€/child/month • Families with three children receive the equivalent support of a family with four children.

  4. Building More Facilities • Governments provide free daycare in most countries • More daycares are building more child-care facilities. • Ex. Norway set its goal to provide full kindergarten coverage in 2007. (link)

  5. Parental Leave • Notes: most Nordic countries have a policy on maternal and paternal leave. • Generally, full pay, and comparatively long leave time allowed in the world. • Ex. Sweden • 480 days (16 months) of paid maternal leave (80% up to a ceiling the first 390 days, 90 days at flat rate) - shared with father (dedicated 60 days). Both parent has the right take an additional 18 months unpaid leave. (Wikipedia.com) • Ex. Denmark • 52 weeks maternal leave. 18 to be taken by the mother, 2 weeks by the father, the rest as they see fit.(wikipedia.com) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternity_leave

  6. Helping in Finances • In some countries, the government can help people obtain and support families to obtain a loan when building a home, buying, etc. • Ex. Åland: Governments will co-sign loans, and bail out families if they fail to pay back the money in entirety.

  7. Immigration policies • Policies of Immigration in countries can vary considerably • In Åland, the government highly encourages migrants to come. Governments support immigrants with documentation. • In Norway, the policy is “Quality, not Quantity” (http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=307) • In Denmark and Sweden, many asylum seekers are allowed in, but troubles with integration policies have caused gradual increase in restriction over the last decades.

  8. Other services provided • Availability of contraceptives • Most clinic provide these drugs free of charge for the population, providing them in regular clinics. • Abortions • Legal in all states, but generally on provided free in cases such as rape, underaged pregnancy.

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