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The World Is Becoming Increasingly Divided By Fertility
The World Is Becoming Increasingly Divided By Fertility
The world is becoming increasingly divided by fertility.
One group of countries now has too few births to naturally replace its population, while another continues to see population growth driven by higher fertility rates. This demographic divide has major implications for aging populations, labor markets, immigration, and future economic growth.
This map, via Visual Capitalist's Jeff Desjardins, shows which countries are above and below the replacement fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman, using projections for 2025 from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision.
While...
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