The replacement birth rate of 2.1 children per woman represents the threshold needed to maintain a stable population. Many developed nations now fall below this critical level, signaling profound demographic shifts that will reshape our world in the coming decades.
Click play below to watch how birth rates have changed across the world since 1950 until 2023 on the map. Countries in grey are below the replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman.
Compare Countries Over Time
Select regions or countries to see how their birth rates evolved. From post-war booms to modern-day declines, the lines tell stories of population change shaped by economic, political, and social forces
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Birth Rate by year
Data source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024)
