In some countries around the world men and women are having babies late in life. What are the reasons? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In many nations and regions

such

as Europe, Japan, China, etc, the birth rate has a decreasing trend during decades because couples tend to give birth late in

life

.

This

phenomenon is caused by different reasons and it may bring both positive and negative impacts to

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society. In my opinion, the negative influences overweigh the positivities. Nowadays, having babies at a later

age

due to two reasons. on one hand, with the growing competition and downward economy, many individuals seek career progression as a priority in order to pursue future financial security and stability, they may not pay too much attention to marriage until a later

age

.

On the other hand

, with the development of science and medical technology, not only the

life

quality has improved dramatically, but

also

life

expectancy has expanded during the

last

two centuries. As a consequence, youngsters would choose to spend more time to enjoy

life

or continue education to chase their dreams or goals

instead

of having children at moderate

age

. In many developed countries,

for instance

, Japan is well-known for its long average

life

expectancy and ageing issues which resulted from the vast amount of late marriage and late childbirth populations.

furthermore

,

this

could be a serious issue because there would be fewer citizens of working

age

in the future.

Therefore

, it is said that giving birth at a later

age

may be harmful to the economy and often associated with some potential social issues

such

as increasing ageing populations and burdens in social welfares.

First

of all, relevant business entities

such

as the maternal and infant industry, early childhood education would suffer due to a decline in the birthrate.

Secondly

, the growth of the aged population would take up more partial social expenditures.

As a result

, funds that would have been spent on other affairs like infrastructures, compulsory education and public housings would be less.

In addition

, the population of working

age

would carry more burdens and pressures to pay taxes on these expenses. To sum up, having children at a later

age

depends on personal choices and it is probably a trend in

this

modern world.

However

, it should not be encouraged because of the potential harm to society.