Compare the economic, social, and environmental factors that motivate sweden's and china's respective population policies.

Sweden and China have pursued opposing population policies. Sweden’s policies attempt to encourage population growth by offering many incentives to families with children. Sweden has pursued these growth policies in response to the social challenge of an aging population that requires a younger population to support their economic needs, such as pensions, retirement, and healthcare. In contrast, China’s policies discourage population growth because the country faces the environmental challenge of too few natural resources to support their large population. A large population often creates social unrest and a lower standard of living. China has discouraged growth by offering financial rewards to families that limit themselves to one child.