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Global ‘Baby Bust’ by 2100

November 15 , 2025 13 hrs 0 min 13 0
  • A new study has revealed that the world will soon witness a very low fertility rate.
  • By 2050, 155 of 204 (76%) countries will be below the replacement level of fertility.
  • By 2100 over 97% of countries will have fertility rates below the required percentage.
  • The global TFR has reduced to less than half over the past 70 years, from five children per female in 1950 to 2.2 children in 2021.
  • While almost half of the world, 110 of 204 countries are below the population replacement level of 2.1 births per female in 2021. 
  • This is adverse for countries like South Korea and Serbia where the rate is less than 1.1 child for each female. 
  • In Chad, the TFR of seven births is the highest in the world.

 

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